Safened herbicidal compositions comprising a pyridine carboxylic acid herbicide

1. A safened herbicidal composition, comprising:

(a) a pyridine carboxylic acid herbicide defined by Formula (III)

wherein

X is CY, wherein Y is halogen, C 1 -C 3 alkyl, C 1 -C 3 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 3 alkoxy, C 1 -C 3 haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 3 alkylthio or C 1 -C 3 haloalkylthio;

R 1 is OR 1′ , wherein R 1′ is hydrogen, C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, or C 7 -C 10 arylalkyl;

R 2 is halogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 4 alkenyl, C 2 -C 4 haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 4 alkynyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 4 alkylthio, C 1 -C 4 haloalkylthio, amino, C 1 -C 4 alkylamino, C 2 -C 4 haloalkylamino, formyl, C 1 -C 3 alkylcarbonyl, C 1 -C 3 haloalkylcarbonyl, or cyano;

R 3 and R 4 are independently hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 alkenyl, C 3 -C 6 haloalkenyl, C 3 -C 6 alkynyl, formyl, C 1 -C 3 alkylcarbonyl, C 1 -C 3 haloalkylcarbonyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxycarbonyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylcarbamyl, or C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfonyl,

R 6 and R 6′ are independently hydrogen, halogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, cyclopropyl, halocyclopropyl, C 2 -C 4 alkenyl, C 2 -C 4 haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 4 alkynyl, C 1 -C 3 alkoxy, C 1 -C 3 haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 3 alkylthio, C 1 -C 3 haloalkylthio, amino, C 1 -C 4 alkylamino, C 2 -C 4 haloalkylamino, OH, CN, or NO 2 ;

R 7 and R 7′ are independently hydrogen, halogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, cyclopropyl, halocyclopropyl, C 2 -C 4 alkenyl, C 2 -C 4 haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 4 alkynyl, C 1 -C 3 alkoxy, C 1 -C 3 haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 3 alkylthio, C 1 -C 3 haloalkylthio, amino, C 1 -C 4 alkylamino, C 1 -C 4 haloalkylamino, or phenyl; and

R 8 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 alkenyl, C 3 -C 6 haloalkenyl, C 3 -C 6 alkynyl, formyl, C 1 -C 3 alkylcarbonyl, C 1 -C 3 haloalkylcarbonyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxycarbonyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylcarbamyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 6 trialkylsilyl, or phenyl;

or an agriculturally acceptable N-oxide or salt thereof; and

(b) a quinolinyloxyacetate safener, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the pyridine carboxylic acid herbicide comprises one of the following:

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the pyridine carboxylic acid herbicide comprises

4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the quinolinyloxyacetate safener comprises cloquintocet or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the quinolinyloxyacetate safener comprises cloquintocet-mexyl.

6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the weight ratio of (a) in g ae/ha to (b) in g ai/ha is from 65:1 to 1:5.

7. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising an agriculturally acceptable adjuvant or carrier.

8. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising an additional pesticide.

9. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the active ingredients in the composition consist of (a) and (b).

10. A method of controlling undesirable vegetation, comprising applying to vegetation or an area adjacent the vegetation or applying to soil or water to control the emergence or growth of vegetation the composition of claim 1 .

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein (a) and (b) are applied post-emergence to the undesirable vegetation.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein (a) is applied in amount of from 0.1 g ae/ha to 300 g ae/ha.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein (b) is applied in amount of from 1 g ai/ha to 300 g ai/ha.

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising applying an additional pesticide.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the undesirable vegetation is controlled in wheat, barley, triticale, rye, teff, oats, corn/maize, sorghum , rice, sugarcane, vineyards, orchards, perennial plantation crops, soybeans, cotton, sunflower, oilseed rape/canola, sugarbeets, turf, range and pasture, industrial vegetation management (IVM), rights-of-way, or combinations thereof.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the undesirable vegetation includes a broadleaf weed.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the undesirable vegetation comprises a herbicide resistant or tolerant weed.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the undesirable vegetation includes velvetleaf (ABUTH, Abutilon theophrasti ), pigweed (AMARE, Amaranthus retroflexus ), winter rape (BRSNW, Brassica napus ), shepherd's purse (CAPBP, Capsella bursa pastoris ), cornflower (CENCY, Centaurea cyanus or Cyanus segetum ), lambsquarters (CHEAL, Chenopodium album ), thistle (CIRAR, Cirsium arvense ), nutsedge (CYPES, Cyperus esculentus ), poinsettia (EPHHL, Euphorbia heterophylla ), cleavers (GALAP, Galium aparine ), Helianthus annuus (HELAN, common sunflower), kochia (KCHSC, Kochia scoparia ), prickly lettuce (LACSE, Lactuca serriola ), purple deadnettle (LAMPU, Lamium purpureum ), wild chamomile (MATCH, Matricaria chamomilla ), common poppy (PAPRH, Papaver rhoeas ), wild buckwheat (POLCO, Polygonum convolvulus ), Russian thistle (SASKR, Salsola kali ), giant foxtail (SETFA, Setaria faberi ), green foxtail (SETVI, Setaria viridis ), wild mustard (SINAR, Sinapis arvensis ), common sorghum (SORVU, Sorghum vulgare ), chickweed (STEME, Stellaria media ), bird's-eye speedwell (VERPE, Veronica persica ), wild pansy (VIOTR, Viola tricolor ), or a combination thereof.

19. The method of claim 10 , wherein the active ingredients applied to the vegetation or an area adjacent the vegetation or applied to soil or water to control the emergence or growth of vegetation consist of (a) and (b).