Granted Patent B2

US 12,557,815 · App. 17/795,254 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Inventors: Franck Dayan (Fort Collins, CO); Hudson Takano (Fort Collins, CO); Philip Westra (Fort Collins, CO); Steven Joseph Bowe (Research Triangle Park, NC); Rex A. Liebl (Research Triangle Park, NC); Douglas Findley (Research Triangle Park, NC); Ingo Meiners (Limburgerhof, DE)

Assignee: BASF SE

A01N57/20A01N43/56A01P13/02

Abstract

Claims (42)

1 . A composition comprising

(i) glufosinate, L-glufosinate, or an agronomically acceptable salt thereof, and

(ii) pyraflufen-ethyl,

wherein a ratio by weight of the total amount of component (i)

is at least 100 times more than a total amount of component (ii) in case of (i) being glufosinate, and

is at least 50 times more than the total amount of component (ii) in case of (i) being L-glufosinate, and

wherein the total amount of component (i) is from 100 to 600 g/L, based on the total amount of the composition; and

wherein a total amount of component (ii) is

in the range of from 0.03 to 6 g/L, in case of (i) being glufosinate, and

in the range of from 0.7 to 12 g/L, in case of (i) being L-glufosinate,

in each case based on the total amount of the composition.

2 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio by weight of the total amount of component (i) to the total amount of component (ii) is from 3000:1 to 100:1 in case of (i) being glufosinate.

3 . The composition according to claim 2 , wherein the ratio by weight of the total amount of component (i) to the total amount of component (ii) is from 1500:1 to 250:1 in case of (i) being glufosinate.

4 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio by weight of the total amount of component (i) to the total amount of component (ii) is from 1500:1 to 50:1 in case of (i) being L-glufosinate.

5 . The composition according to claim 4 , wherein the ratio by weight of the total amount of component (i) to the total amount of component (ii) is from 750:1 to 125:1 in case of (i) being L-glufosinate.

6 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein

the total amount of component (i) is in the range of from 150 to 500 g/L,

and

the total amount of component (ii) is in the range of from 0.1 to 2 g/L, in case of (i) being glufosinate, or

the total amount of component (ii) is in the range of from 0.2 to 4 g/L, in case of (i) being L-glufosinate, and

in each case based on the total amount of the composition.

7 . The composition according to claim 1 , and one or more further components selected from the group consisting of formulation auxiliaries, additives customary in crop protection, and further agrochemically active compounds.

8 . The composition according to claim 1 , in a form of a suspension concentrate (SC), oil dispersion (OD), or in the form of microcapsules.

9 . A method for producing a composition as defined in claim 1 , comprising

(a) providing component (i),

(b) providing component (ii), and

(c) combining component (i) and component (ii),

such that the composition is obtained.

10 . A method for

controlling undesired plant growth,

and/or

controlling harmful plants,

comprising applying a composition as defined in claim 1 onto the undesired plants or the harmful plants, on parts of the undesired plants or the harmful plants, or on the area where the undesired plants or the harmful plants grow.

11 . The method for treating or protecting a row crop from undesired plants or the harmful plants according to claim 10 , wherein

the total amount of component (i) is applied in the range of from 300 to 1000 g/ha, in case of (i) being glufosinate, or

the total amount of component (i) is applied in the range of from 150 to 500 g/ha, in case of (i) being L-glufosinate, and

the total amount of component (ii) is applied in the range of from 0.1 to 10.

12 . The method for treating or protecting permanent crops from undesired plants or the harmful plants according to claim 10 , wherein

the total amount of component (i) is applied in the range of from 300 to 6000 g/ha, in case of (i) being glufosinate, or

the total amount of component (i) is applied in the range of from 150 to 3000 g/ha, in case of (i) being L-glufosinate, and

the total amount of component (ii) is applied in the range of from 0.1 to 60 g/ha, and wherein the permanent crop is selected from the group consisting of apple trees, pear trees, apricot trees, plum trees, cherry trees, peach trees, olive trees, grape vines, coffee, tea, banana crops, almond trees, walnut trees, oil palm trees, rubber trees, lemon crops, orange crops, and grapefruit crops.

13 . The method according to claim 11 wherein the row crop is selected from the group consisting of soybeans, corn, canola, cotton, cereals, rice, sunflower, potato, dry bean, field pea, flax, safflower, buckwheat, and sugar beets.

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