Aryl sulfonyl amino carbonyl triazole based selective herbicides

1. A composition comprising an active compound combination of:

(a) an arylsulphonylaminocarbonyltriazolinone selected from the group consisting of the compound 2-(2-methoxycarbonyl-phenysulphonylaminocarbonyl)-4-methyl-5-n-propoxy-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one (procarbazone or propoxicarbazone), the compound 2-(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenysulphonylaminocarbonyl)-4-methyl-5-methoxy-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one (flucarbazone) and a sodium salt of these two compounds (propoxicarbazone-sodium or flucarbazone-sodium)

(“active compounds of group 1”) and

(b) one to three compounds selected from a second group of herbicides comprising the active compounds listed below:

ethyl 2-chloro-3-[2-chloro-5-(1,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1,3-dioxo-2H-isoindol-2-yl-phenyl]-2-propanoate (cinidon-ethyl), N-(2,6-difluoro-phenyl)-8-fluoro-5-methoxy-[1,2,4]-triazolo-[1,5-c]-pyrimidine-2-sulphonamide (florasulam), (R)-2-[4-(3-chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-2-yl-oxy)-phenoxy]-propanoic acid (methyl ester, 2-ethoxy-ethyl ester, butyl ester) (haloxyfop, -methyl, -P-methyl, -ethoxyethyl, -butyl), N-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-N′-(5-iodo-2-methoxycarbonyl-phenylsulphonyl)-urea sodium salt (iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium), methyl 2-[[[[(4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)-amino]-carbonyl]-amino]-sulphonyl]-4-[[(methylsulphonyl)-amino]methyl]-benzoate (mesosulfuron),

(“active compounds of group 2”), and optionally

(c) a compound which improves crop plant compatibility selected from the group of compounds below:

4-dichloroacetyl-1-oxa-4-aza-spiro[4.5]-decane, 1-dichloroacetyl-hexahydro-3,3,8a-trimethylpyrrolo[1,2-a]-pyrimidin-6(2H)-one (dicyclonon), 4-dichloroacetyl-3,4-dihydro-3-methyl-2H-1,4-benzoxazine (benoxacor), 1-methyl-hexyl 5-chloro-quinolin-8-oxy-acetate (cloquintocet-mexyl), 3-(2-chloro-benzyl)-1-(1-methyl-1-phenyl-ethyl)-urea (cumyluron), α-(cyanomethoximino)-phenylacetonitrile (cyometrinil), 2,4-dichloro-phenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D), 1-(1-methyl-1-phenyl-ethyl)-3-(4-methyl-phenyl)-urea (daimuron, dymron), 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxy-benzoic acid (dicamba), S-1-methyl-1-phenyl-ethyl piperidine-1-thiocarboxylate (dimepiperate), 2,2-dichloro-N-(2-oxo-2-(2-propenylamino)-ethyl)-N-(2-propenyl)-acetamide, 2,2-dichloro-N,N-di-2-propenyl acetamide (dichlormid), 4,6-dichloro-2-phenyl-pyrimidine (fenclorim), ethyl 1-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-5-trichloro-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxylate (fenchlorazole-ethyl, phenyl-methyl 2-chloro-4-trifluoromethyl-thiazole-5-carboxylate (flurazole), 4-chloro-N-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl-methoxy)-α-trifluoro-acetophenone oxime (fluxofenim), 3-dichloroacetyl-5-(2-furanyl)-2,2-dimethyl-oxazolidine (furilazole,), ethyl-4,5-dihydro-5,5-diphenyl-3-isoxazolecarboxylate (isoxadifen-ethyl), diethyl-1-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)4,5-dihydro-5-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylate (mefenpyr-diethyl), 2-dichloromethyl-2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane, 1,8-naphthalic anhydride, α-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl-methoximino)-phenylacetonitrile (oxabetrinil), 2,2-dichloro-N-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl-methyl)-N-(2-propenyl)-acetamide, 3-dichloroacetyl-2,2-dimethyl-oxazolidine, 3-dichloroacetyl-2,2,5-trimethyl-oxazolidine, methyl 1-(2-chloro-phenyl)-5-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylate, ethyl 1-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-5-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylate, ethyl 1-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-5-isopropyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylate, ethyl 1-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-5-(1,1-dimethyl-ethyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylate, ethyl 1-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-5-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylate, ethyl 5-(2,4-dichloro-benzyl)-2-isoxazoline-3-carboxylate, ethyl 5-phenyl-2-isoxazoline-3-carboxylate, ethyl 5-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-5-phenyl-2-isoxazoline-3-carboxylate, 1,3-dimethyl-but-1-yl 5-chloro-quinolin-8-oxy-acetate, 4-allyloxy-butyl 5-chloro-quinolin-8-oxy-acetate, 1-allyloxy-prop-2-yl 5-chloro-quinolin-8-oxy-acetate, methyl 5-chloro-quinolin-8-oxy-acetate, ethyl 5-chloro-quinolin-8-oxy-acetate, allyl 5-chloro-quinolin-8-oxy-acetate, 2-oxo-prop-1-yl 5-chloro-quinolin-8-oxy-acetate, diethyl 5-chloro-quinolin-8-oxy-malonate, diallyl 5-chloro-quinolin-8-oxy-malonate, diethyl 5-chloro-quinolin-8-oxy-malonate, 2-(4-carboxy-chroman-4-yl)-acetic acid, 3,3′-dimethyl-4-methoxy-benzophenone, 1-bromo-4-chloromethylsulphonyl-benzene, N-(2-methoxy-benzoyl)-4-[(methylamino-carbonyl)-amino]-benzenesulphonamide, N-(2-methoxy-5-methyl-benzoyl)-4,(cyclopropylaminocarbonyl)-benzene-sulphonamide, N-cyclopropyl-4-[(2-methoxy-5-methyl-benzoyl)-amino-sulphonyl]benzamide,

“active compounds of group 3”)

excluding mixtures of flucarbazone or flucarbazone-sodium with cinidon-ethyl.

2. A method for controlling undesirable plants comprising the step of allowing a composition according to claim 1 to act on the undesirable plants and/or their habitat.

3. A process for preparing a herbicidal composition, comprising mixing a composition according to claim 1 with one or more surfactants and/or extenders.

4. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the compound which improves crop plant compatibility (component (c)) is selected from the group of active compounds consisting of:

1-methyl-hexyl 5-chloro-quinolin-8-oxy-acetate (cloquintocet-mexyl) and diethyl 1-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-4,5-dihydro-5-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylate (mefenpyr-diethyl).

5. A composition according to claim 1 wherein from 0.01 to 1000 parts by weight of the active compound(s) from the second group of herbicides (component (b)) are used per part by weight of active compound of the formula (I).

6. A composition according to claim 1 wherein from 0.001 to 1000 parts by weight of the active compound which improves crop plant compatibility (component (c)) is used per part by weight of active compound of the formula (I) or its mixtures with active compounds from the second group of herbicides (component (b)).