Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Nobuaki Mito

Kouichi Morita

Naonori Hirata

Kenji Arai

Shinsuke Shibuya

Ryo Yoshida

Yuzuru Sanemitsu

Shinichi Kawamura

Junichi Sato

Tatsuhiro Hamada

Masato Mizutani

Masaharu Sakaki

Masao Shiroshita

Hiroki Okuda

The present invention relates to an herbicide composition comprising, as active ingredients, a uracil compound represented by the following formula (I):  According to the invention, particularly weeds in orchards, cornfields, soybean fields, cotton fields and non-crop lands can be effectively controlled.

Herbicide composition

The present invention relates to an herbicide composition comprising, as active ingredients, a uracil compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein Z represents halogen or cyano; A represents oxygen, sulfur or NH; Rrepresents hydroxyl, C1-C7 alkoxy or others, and Rrepresents hydrogen or methyl, and 2-chloro-1-(3-ethoxy-4-nitrophenoxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzen; and a method for controlling weeds which comprises applying an effective amounts of said herbicide composition to weeds. According to the invention, particularly weeds in orchards, soybean fields and non-crop lands can be effectively controlled.

A stem/leaf desiccant for crop plants which comprises as an active ingredient, a compound of formula (I): wherein X represent CH or nitrogen; Z represents halogen; A represents oxygen, sulfur, or NH; Rrepresents hydroxyl, C-Calkoxy, C-Calkenyloxy, C-Calkynyloxy, C-Ccycloalkoxy, {(C-Calkoxy)carbonyl} C-Calkoxy, (C-Calkylamino)oxy, {di(C-Calkyl)amino}oxy, (C-Calkylideneamino)oxy, C-Calkylamino, di(C-Calkyl)amino, C-Calkenylamino, C-Calkynylamino, C-Ccycloalkylamino, {(C-Calkoxy)carbonyl} C-Calkylamino, or (C-Calkoxy)amino; Ris hydrogen or methyl; and Ris hydrogen, halogen, C-Calkyl, or C-Calkoxy; a method for desiccating a crop plant and a method for harvesting a crop by using the stem/leaf desiccant.

Stem/leaf desiccant

The present invention relates to an herbicide composition comprising, as active ingredients, a uracil compound represented by the following formula (I):  According to the invention, particularly weeds in orchards, soybean fields and non-crop lands can be effectively controlled.

The present invention relates to an herbicide composition comprising, as active ingredients, a uracil compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein Z represents halogen or cyano; A represents oxygen, sulfur or NH; Rrepresents hydroxyl, C1&#x2013;C7 alkoxy or others, and Rrepresents hydrogen or methyl, and one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of N-(7-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-4-prop-2-ynyl-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl)cyclohex-1-ene-1,2-dicarboxamide and N-[2,4-dichloro-5-[4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]phenyl]methanesulfonamide; and a method for controlling weeds which comprises applying an effective amounts of said herbicide composition to weeds. According to the invention, particularly weeds in orchards, soybean fields and non-crop lands can be effectively controlled.

A plant growth regulator for cotton harvest, which contains as an active ingredient, a compound of formula (I): wherein X is CH or nitrogen; Z is halogen; A is oxygen, sulfur, or NH; Ris hydroxyl, C&#x2013;Calkoxy, C&#x2013;Calkenyloxy, C&#x2013;Calkynyloxy, C&#x2013;Ccycloalkoxy, {(C&#x2013;Calkoxy)carbonyl}C&#x2013;Calkoxy, (C&#x2013;Calkylamino)oxy, {di(C&#x2013;Calkyl)amino}oxy, (C&#x2013;Calkylideneamino)oxy, C&#x2013;Calkylamino, di(C&#x2013;Calkyl)amino, C&#x2013;Calkenylamino, C&#x2013;Calkynylamino, C&#x2013;Ccycloalkylamino, {(C&#x2013;Calkoxy)carbonyl}C&#x2013;Calkylamino, or (C&#x2013;Calkoxy)amino; Ris hydrogen or methyl; and Ris hydrogen, halogen, C&#x2013;Calkyl, or C&#x2013;Calkoxy.

Plant growth regulators for cotton hervest

A stem/leaf desiccant for crop plants which comprises as an active ingredient, a compound of formula (I): wherein X represent CH or nitrogen; Z represents halogen; A represents oxygen, sulfur, or NH; Rrepresents hydroxyl, C&#x2013;Calkoxy, C&#x2013;Calkenyloxy, C&#x2013;Calkynyloxy, C&#x2013;Ccycloalkoxy, {(C&#x2013;Calkoxy)carbonyl} C&#x2013;Calkoxy, (C&#x2013;Calkylamino)oxy, {di(C&#x2013;Calkyl)amino}oxy, (C&#x2013;Calkylideneamino)oxy, C&#x2013;Calkylamino, di(C&#x2013;Calkyl)amino, C&#x2013;Calkenylamino, C&#x2013;Calkynylamino, C&#x2013;Ccycloalkylamino, {(C&#x2013;Calkoxy)carbonyl} C&#x2013;Calkylamino, or (C&#x2013;Calkoxy)amino; Ris hydrogen or methyl; and Ris hydrogen, halogen, C&#x2013;Calkyl, or C&#x2013;Calkoxy; a method for desiccating a crop plant and a method for harvesting a crop by using the stem/leaf desiccant.

The present invention relates to a herbicidal composition containing as active ingredients 2-&lsqb;2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-1-yl)phenoxy&rsqb;propionic acid ester, and glyphosate or its salt, and a method for controlling weeds comprising applying it to weeds. The herbicidal effect in the case where the present composition applied is synergistically increased compared with the cases where the each active ingredient is independently applied, therefore the present composition can control effectively a variety of weeds.

Herbicidal compositions

Method for controlling weeds

A herbicidal composition for foliar treatment is described, which contains as active ingredients, (a) a compound of general formula &lsqb;1&rsqb; wherein R is alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, dimethylamino, or diethylamino; and (b) a compound selected from the group consisting of nicosulfuron, primisulfuron-methyl, rimsulfuron, halosulfuron-methyl, prosulfuron, thifensulfuron-methyl, chlorimuron-ethyl, or oxasulfuron. The herbicidal composition is useful for effective control of a wide variety of weeds in upland fields, particularly in corn fields and/or in soybean fields. Also described are a weeding method by foliar treatment of weeds with the above herbicidal composition; and use as a herbicide for foliar treatment, of a mixture of the above active ingredients.

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