Combinations of herbicides and safeners

1. A herbicidally active composition comprising a mixture of:

A. a herbicidally active amount of one or more compounds of the formula (I)

in which

V is a radical of the formula,

where the symbols and indices have the following meanings:

R 2 is hydrogen, (C 1 –C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 –C 4 )alkoxy, (C 1 –C 4 )haloalkyl, halogen, (C 1 –C 4 )haloalkoxy, cyano, nitro;

R 3 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted (C 1 –C 4 )alkyl, (C 2 –C 4 )alkenyl, (C 2 –C 4 )alkynyl, (C 1 –C 4 )alkoxy-(C 1 –C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 –C 4 )alkylcarbonyl, (C 1 –C 4 )alkylsulfonyl, (C 1 –C 4 )haloalkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, arylcarbonyl-(C 1 –C 4 )alkyl radical, or an aryl(C 1 –C 4 )alkyl radical;

R 4 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted (C 1 –C 7 )alkyl, (C 2 –C 7 )alkenyl, (C 2 –C 7 )alkynyl radical or aryl radical; and

Z is a radical (Z1)

where the symbols and indices have the following meanings:

R 9 is nitro, amino, cyano, halogen or an optionally substituted (C 1 –C 8 )alkyl, (C 2 –C 8 )alkenyl, (C 2 –C 8 )alkynyl, (C 1 –C 8 )alkoxycarbonyl, (C 1 –C 8 )alkylsulfonyl, (C 1 –C 8 )alkylsulfinyl, (C 1 –C 8 )alkylthio, aryl, arylsulfonyl, arylsulfinyl, arylthio, aryloxy, (C 1 –C 8 )alkoxy, (C 1 –C 8 )alkoxy-(C 1 –C 8 )alkoxy, (C 1 –C 8 )alkylcarbonyl, (C 1 –C 8 )alkylaminosulfonyl, (C 1 –C 8 )dialkylaminosulfonyl, (C 1 –C 8 )alkylcarbamoyl, (C 1 –C 8 )dialkylcarbamoyl, (C 1 –C 8 )alkoxy-(C 1 –C 8 )alkyl, (C 1 –C 8 )alkylamino, or (C 1 –C 8 )dialkylamino radical;

R 10 is a radical of formula

q is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;

and

B. an antidote-effective amount of one or more compounds selected from the groups consisting of a):

a) compounds of the formulae (II) and (III)

where the symbols and indices have the following meanings:

n′ is a natural number from 1 to 5,

T is a (C 1 or C 2 )-alkanediyl chain which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or two (C 1 –C 4 )alkyl radicals or by [(C 1 –C 3 )-alkoxy]carbonyl,

W is a radical of the formula

R 17 , R 19 are identical or different hydrogen, halogen, (C 1 –C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 –C 4 )alkoxy, nitro or (C 1 –C 4 )haloalkyl;

R 18 , R 20 are identical or different OR 24 , SR 24 or NR 24 R 25 or a saturated or unsaturated 3- to 7-membered heterocycle having at least one nitrogen atom and up to 3 hetero atoms which is linked to the carbonyl group in (II) or (III) via the nitrogen atom and which is unsubstituted or substituted by radicals from the group consisting of (C 1 –C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 –C 4 )alkoxy or optionally substituted phenyl;

R 24 is hydrogen or an unsubstituted or substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon radical;

R 25 is hydrogen, (C 1 –C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 –C 6 )alkoxy or substituted or unsubstituted phenyl;

R 26 is hydrogen, (C 1 –C 8 )alkyl, (C 1 –C 8 )haloalkyl, (C 1 –C 4 )alkoxy-(C 1 –C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 –C 6 )hydroxyalkyl, (C 3 –C 12 )cycloalkyl or tri-(C 1 –C 4 )-alkylsilyl;

R 27 , R 29 are identical or different hydrogen, (C 1 –C 8 )alkyl, (C 1 –C 6 )haloalkyl, (C 3 –C 7 )cycloalkyl or phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C 1 –C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 –C 4 )alkoxy, nitro, (C 1 –C 4 )haloalkyl and (C 1 –C 4 )haloalkoxy; and

m′ is 0 or 1;

inclusive of the stereoisomers and of the salts conventionally used in agriculture.

2. The herbicidally active composition according to claim 1 wherein the compound of formula I is

and the antidote is

3. The herbicidally active compound according to claim 1 wherein the compound of formula I is

and the antidote is

4. The herbicidally active compound according to claim 1 wherein the compound of formula I is

and the antidote is