Herbicide/safener compositions containing N-(tetrazol-5-yl) aryl carboxylic acid amides and N-(triazol-5-yl) aryl carboxylic acid amides

1. The herbicide-safener composition comprising

(A) one or more compounds of formula (I) and/or one or more salts thereof

wherein the symbols and indices are each defined as follows:

A is N,

B is N,

X is chlorine, bromine, SO 2 CH 3 , methoxymethyl, OCH 2 -cyclopropyl, OC 2 H 4 OCH 3 or methyl,

Z is trifluoromethyl,

W is hydrogen, and

R is methyl or ethyl,

and

(B) one or more safeners;

wherein the herbicide:safener ratio is in a range from 1:20 to 20:1.

2. The herbicide-safener composition as claimed in claim 1 , comprising at least one safener selected from the group consisting of mefenpyr-diethyl, fenchlorazole, isoxadifen-ethyl, cloquintocet-mexyl, dichlormid, 3-dichloroacetyl-2,2,5-trimethyl-1,3-oxazolidine, benoxacor, 3-dichloroacetyl-1-oxa-3-azaspiro[4.5]decane, 1-dichloroacetylazepane, furilazole, R-isomer of furilazole cyprosulfamide, N-isopropyl-4-sulfamoylbenzamide-1-(2-methoxyphenyl)ethanone, 1-[4-(N-2-methoxybenzoylsulfamoyl)phenyl]-3-methylurea, oxabetrinil, fluxofenim, cyometrinil, 1,8-naphthalenedicarboxylic anhydride, fenclorim, flurazole, dietholate, dimepiperate, daimuron and cumyluron.

3. The herbicide-safener composition as claimed in claim 1 , comprising at least one safener selected from the group consisting of daimuron, benoxacor, furilazole, fluxofenim, fenchlorazole ethyl ester, mefenpyr-diethyl, cloquintocet-mexyl, isoxadifen-ethyl, cyprosulfamide, flurazole, oxabetrinil, dichlormid and dietholate.

4. The herbicide-safener composition as claimed in claim 1 , comprising at least one safener selected from the group consisting of: mefenpyr-diethyl, isoxadifen-ethyl, cyprosulfamide, fenchlorazole ethyl ester, benoxacor, cloquintocet-mexyl, fluxofenim and furilazole.

5. A method for controlling harmful plants in crops of useful plants, comprising applying a herbicidally active amount of a composition as claimed in claim 1 to harmful plants, a plant, a plant seed and/or an area on which a plant grows.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the useful plants are selected from the group of sugar cane, corn, wheat, rye, barley, oats, rice, millet sorghum, cotton and soya.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the useful plants have been genetically modified.

8. The herbicide-safener composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

A is N,

B is N,

W is hydrogen,

R is methyl,

X is chlorine,

Z is trifluoromethyl, and

wherein the one or more safeners is selected from the group consisting of mefenpyr-diethyl, isoxadifen-ethyl, cyprosulfamide, cloquintocet-mexyl, benoxacor, furilazole, fluxofenim, and fenchlorazole ethyl.

9. A herbicide-safener composition comprising

(A) one or more compounds of formula (I) and/or one or more salts thereof

wherein the symbols and indices are each defined as follows:

A is CY,

B is N,

W is hydrogen,

R is methyl or propyl,

X is methoxy, chlorine, methyl, or SO 2 CH 3 ,

Y is SCH 3 , hydrogen, ethoxy, SO 2 CH 3 , CH 2 OCH 3 , or pyrazol-1-yl,

Z is trifluoromethyl or SO 2 CH 3 , and

(B) one or more safeners,

wherein the one or more safeners is selected from the group consisting of mefenpyr-diethyl, isoxadifen-ethyl, cyprosulfamide, cloquintocet-mexyl, benoxacor, furilazole, fluxofenim, fenchlorazole ethyl, fenclorim, and dymron; and

wherein the herbicide:safener ratio is in a range from 1:20 to 20:1.

10. A herbicide-safener composition comprising

(A) one or more compounds of formula (I) and/or one or more salts thereof

wherein the symbols and indices are each defined as follows:

A is CY, B is CH,

W is hydrogen,

R is methyl,

X is methyl,

Y is SO 2 CH 3 ,

Z is SO 2 CH 3 , and

(B) one or more safeners,

wherein the one or more safeners is selected from the group consisting of mefenpyr-diethyl, isoxadifen-ethyl, cyprosulfamide, cloquintocet-mexyl, benoxacor, furilazole, fluxofenim, and fenchlorazole ethyl; and

wherein the herbicide:safener ratio is in a range from 1:20 to 20:1.