Herbicidal compositions for tolerant or resistant maize crops

1. A herbicidal composition comprising a herbicidal combination comprising:

(A) one or more broad spectrum herbicides selected from the group consisting of:

(A1) compounds of the formula (A1),

 in which Z is a radical of the formula —OH or a peptide radical of the formula —NHCH(CH 3 )CONHCH(CH 3 )COOH or —NHCH(CH 3 )CONHCH[CH 2 CH(CH 3 ) 2 ]COOH, and their esters

and salts and other phosphinothricin derivatives,

(A2) compounds of the formula (A2) and their salts,

(B) one or more herbicides selected from the group consisting of:

(B1) herbicides selected from the group consisting of cyanazine, benoxacor, rimsulfuron, fluthiamide, sulcotrione, mesotrione and penthoxamid;

(B2) herbicides selected from the group consisting of metosulam, isoxaflutole, metribuzin, cloransulam, flumetsulam, linuron, florasulam and isoxachlortole; and

(B3) herbicides selected from the group consisting of bromoxynil, thifensulfuron, carfentrazone, halosulfuron, diflufenzopyr and sulfosulfuron

 with the exception of herbicidal combinations which comprise

(a) the combination (A1) glufosinate and (B) isoxaflutole, flumetsulam, bromoxynil, linuron, thifensulfuron or rimsulfuron

2. The herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the

(A) herbicides are selected from the group consisting of

(A1.1) glufosinate acid

(A1.2) glufosinate-monoammonium salt,

(A1.3) L-glufosinate,

(A1.4) L-glufosinate monoammonium salt,

(A1.5) bialaphos (or bilanafos) or its sodium salt,

(A2.1) glyphosate acid,

(A2.2) glyphosate-monoisopropylammonium salt,

(A2.3) glyphosate-sodium salt, and

(A2.4) sulfosate,

3. The herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the herbicide (A) in the herbicide combination is glufosinate-ammonium.

4. The herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the herbicidal combination further comprises other crop protection active ingredients.

5. The herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the herbicidal combination comprises adjuvants and formulation auxiliaries.

6. The herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the herbicide (A) in the herbicidal combination is glyphosate-isopropylammonium.

7. The herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the herbicidal combination comprises other crop protection active ingredients.

8. The herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the herbicidal combination contains adjuvants and formulation auxiliaries.

9. The herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the herbicidal combination further comprises other crop protection active ingredients.

10. The herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the herbicidal combination contains adjuvants and formulation auxiliaries.

11. The herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the herbicidal combination comprises glufosinate-ammonium and a herbicide selected from the group consisting of sulcotrione, and fluthiamide.

12. The herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the herbicidal combination comprises glyphosate-isopropylammonium and a herbicide selected from the group consisting of 2,4,D,MCPA.

13. A herbicidal composition comprising a herbicidal combination comprising:

A) glufosinate-ammonium and B) mesotrione and, optionally, one or more crop protection active ingredients, one or more adjuvants and/or one or more formulation auxiliaries.

14. A method for controlling harmful plants in maize crops in an area under cultivation which comprises applying an effective amount of a herbicidal combination to the harmful plants, seeds of the maize crops or the area or the area under cultivation, wherein said herbicidal combination comprises a synergistically effective amount of

(A) one or more broad-spectrum herbicides selected from the group consisting of

(A1) compounds of the formula (A1),

 in which Z is a radical of the formula —OH or a peptide radical of the formula —NHCH(CH 3 )CONHCH(CH 3 )COOH or —NHCH(CH 3 )CONHCH[CH 2 CH(CH 3 ) 2 ]COOH, and their esters

 and salts and other phosphinothricin derivatives,

(A2) compounds of the formula (A2) and their salts,

(A3) imidazolinones and salts thereof,

(A4) herbicidal azoles from the protoporphyrinogen-oxidase (PPO-inhibitors) and the PPO-inhibitor WC9717

(A5) cyclohexanedione oxime herbicides and,

(A6) heteroaryloxyphenoxypropionic acid herbicides, and

(B) one or more herbicides selected from the group consisting of

(B1) herbicides selected from the group consisting of cyanazine, atrazine, terbuthylazine, acetochlor, metolachlor, alachlor, terbutryn, benoxacor, nicosulfuron, rimsulfuron, primisulfuron, dimethenamid, fluthiamide, sulcotrione, simazine, mesotrione and penthoxamid;

(B2) herbicides selected from the group consisting of pendimethalin, pyridate, iodosulfuron, metosulam, isoxaflutole, metribuzin, cloransulam, flumetsulam, linuron, florasulam and isoxachlortole; and

(B3) herbicides selected from the group consisting of bromoxynil, dicamba, 2,4-D, clopyralid, prosulfuron, thifensulfuron, carfentrazone, tritosulfuron (Lab271272), MCPA, halosulfuron, diflufenzopyr and sulfosulfuron

or, where applicable, ester or salts of these herbicides

 and, optionally one or more safeners

wherein the maize crops are tolerant to the herbicides (A) and (B) which form a constituent of the combination, with the exception of the method where the herbicide combination comprises

(a) the combination (A1) glufosinate and (B) atrazine, simazine, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, acetochlor, metolachlor, dicamba, pyridate, pendimethalin, dimethenamide, primisulfuron, prosulfuron, nicosulfuron, iodosulfuron, isoxaflutole, flumetsulam, bromoxynil or clopyralid,

(b) the combination (A2) glyphosate and (B) atrazine, simazine, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, acetochlor, metolachlor, dicamba, pyridate, dimethenamide, primisulfuron, iodosulfuron and prosulfuron,

(c) the combination (A3) imidazolinone and (B) dicamba, bromoxnil, metolachlor, pyridate, primisulfuron, prosulfuron, nicosulfuron, acetochlor or pendimethalin or the combination (A3) imazamethabenz and (B) iodosulfuron,

(d) (A5) sethoxydim and (B) acetochlor, metolachlor or nicosulfuron.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the (A) herbicides are selected from the group consisting of

(A1.1) glufosinate acid

(A1.2) glufosinate-monoammonium salt,

(A1.3) L-glufosinate

(A1.4) L-glufosinate monoammonium salt,

(A1.5) bialaphos (or bilanafos) or its sodium salt,

(A2.1) glyphosate acid,

(A2.2) glyphosate-monoisopropylammonium salt,

(A2.3) glyphosate-sodium salt,

(A2.4) sulfosate,

(A3.1) imazapyr and its salts and esters,

(A3.2) imazethapyr and its salts and esters,

(A3.3) imazamethabenz and its salts and esters,

(A3.4) imazamethabenz-methyl,

(A3.5) imazamox and its salts and esters,

(A3.6) imazaquin and its salts and esters,

(A3.7) imazapic (AC 263,222) and its salts and esters,

(A4.1) pyraflufen and its esters,

(A4.2) carfentrazone and its esters,

(A4.3) oxadiargyl

(A4.4) sulfentrazone

(A4.5) WC9717,

(A5.1) sethoxydim

(A5.2) cycloxydim

(A5.3) clethodim,

(A5.4) clefoxidim, and

(A5.5) tralkoxydim.

16. The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the herbicide (A) is glufosinate-ammonium.

17. The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the herbicide (A) is glyphosate-isopropylammonium.

18. The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein herbicide (B) is one or more herbicides selected from the group consisting of

(B1) herbicides selected from the group consisting of cyanazine, atrazin, terbuthylazine, acetochlor, metolachlor, alachlor, terbutryn, benoxacor, nicosulfuron, rimsulfuron, primisulfuron, dimethenamid, fluthiamide, sulcotrione, simazine, mesotrione and penthoxamid,

(B2) herbicides selected from the group consisting of pendimethalin, pyridate, iodosulfuron, metosulam, isoxaflutole, metribuzin, cloransulam, flumetsulam, linuron, florasulam and isoxachlortole; and

(B3) herbicides selected from the group consisting of bromoxynil, dicamba, 2,4-D, clopyralid, prosulfuron, thifensulfuron, carfentrazone, tritosulfuron (Lab271272), MCPA, halosulfuron, diflufenzopyr and sulfosulfuron,

 or, where applicable, ester or salts of these herbicides

and, optionally one or more safeners

wherein the maize crops are tolerant to the herbicides (A) and (B) which form a constituent of the combination, with the exception of the method where the herbicide combination comprises

(a) the combination (A1) glufosinate and (B) atrazine, simazine, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, acetochlor, metolachlor, dicamba, pyridate, pendimethalin, dimethenamide, primisulfuron, prosulfuron, nicosulfuron, iodosulfuron, isoxaflutole, flumetsulam, bromoxynil or clopyralid,

(b) the combination (A2) glyphosate and (B) atrazine, simazine, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, acetochlor, metolachlor, dicamba, pyridate, dimethenamide, primisulfuron, iodosulfuron and prosulfuron,

(c) the combination (A3) imidazolinone and (B) dicamba, bromoxnil, metolachlor, pyridate, primisulfuron, prosulfuron, nicosulfuron, acetochlor or pendimethalin or the combination (A3) imazamethabenz and (B) iodosulfuron,

(d) (A5) sethoxydim and (B) acetochlor, metolachlor or nicosulfuron.

19. The method as claimed in claim 14 wherein the herbicidal combination comprises glufosinate-ammonium and a herbicide selected from the group consisting of dicamba, atrazine, sulcotrione, bromoxynil, clopyralid, isoxaflutole, pendimethalin, alachlor, thifensulfuron-methyl, flumetsulam, tritosulfuron and fluthiamide.

20. The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the herbicidal combination comprises glyphosate-isopropylamine and one or more herbicides selected from the group consisting of 2,4-D, MCPA, pyridate and dimethenamid.

21. A method for controlling harmful plants in maize crops which comprises applying an effective amount of a herbicide combination to the plants, seed of the plants or the area under cultivation, wherein the herbicide combination comprises a synergistically effective amount of compounds of the formula (A1),

in which Z is a radical of the formula —OH or a peptide radical of the formula —NHCH(CH 3 )CONHCH(CH 3 )COOH or —NHCH(CH 3 )CONHCH[CH 2 CH(CH 3 ) 2 ]COOH, and their esters and salts and other phosphinothricin derivatives, and

a herbicide (B) selected from the group consisting of mesotrione, sulcotrione, alachlor, thifensulfuron-methyl, tritosulfuron and fluthiamide,

and wherein the maize crops are tolerant to the herbicides (A1) and (B) which form a constituent of the combination, if appropriate in the presence of safeners.

22. A method for controlling harmful plants in maize crops which comprises applying an effective amount of a herbicide combination to the plants, seed of the plants or the area under cultivation, wherein the herbicide combination comprises a synergistically effective amount of compounds of the formula (A2),

and their esters and salts, and

a herbicide (B) selected from the group consisting of mesotrione, 2,4-D and MCPA, and wherein the maize crops are tolerant to the herbicides (A1) and (B) which form a constituent of the combination, if appropriate in the presence of safeners.