DESC:Technical Field:
The present invention relates to combinations of herbicides for controlling harmful undesirable plants. The present invention more specifically relates to a synergistic combination of herbicides.

Background and prior art:
Weeds are undesirable plants that can severely damage yield in crops. Farmers usually control these plants at the pre-plant stage as well as after sowing. Modern herbicides are used to either control or suppress these undesirable plants so as to allow sown crops a greater share of nutrient.

Current practices include combining herbicides with varied modes of action, which allows for broader spectrum of control and resistance management. However, the combinations currently known are not sufficient to control the resistant and persistent weeds. Growers increasingly face complex weed situations that may not be controlled with just one herbicide.

Herbicides acting as Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) inhibitors are known to control undesired vegetation such as grasses (graminids). The ACCase inhibitors were first introduced in 1978 and are widely used to control grass species. There are three chemical groups of ACCase inhibitors, Aryloxyphenoxypropionates (APP), Cylcohexanediones (CHD), and Phenylpyrazolines (PPZ). APPs are an important class of herbicides due to their high efficiency, broad spectrum, low toxicity and good selectivity. Some of the known APP herbicides are clodinafop-propargyl, cyhalofop-butyl, diclofop-methyl, diclofop-P-methyl, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, fluazifop-butyl, fluazifop-P-butyl, haloxyfop, haloxyfop-P, haloxyfop-P-methyl, propaquizafop, quizalofop, quizalofop-ethyl, quizalofop-P, quizalofop-P-ethyl and quizalofop-P-tefuryl.

The APP herbicide, such as clodinafop-propargyl, are employed as post-emergence grass herbicide (graminicide). Clodinafop-propargyl is 2-Propynyl-(2R)-2-[4-[(5-chlor-3-fluor-2-pyridinyl)oxy]phenoxy]propanoate which is an ester of 2-(4-(3-Chloro-5-fluoro-2-pyridyloxy)-phenoxy-propionic acid. It is a systemic herbicide that acts on post-emergent weeds such as wild oats, rough meadow-grass, green foxtail, barnyard grass, persian darnel and volunteer canary seed. Clodinafop-propargyl possesses herbicidal activity against grassy weeds in winter cereals especially in wheat and barley as well as pulses. Clodinafop-propargyl interacts with and inhibits the Acetyl-CoA carboxylase, which is essential for the production of lipids or fatty acids needed for plant growth. The selectivity of this herbicide is based on the difference in the speed of herbicide breakdown in the crop versus the weeds. Clodinafop-propargyl converts from the ester form to the active acid and then to biologically inactive compounds.

Microtubule Inhibitors are generally applied to control annual grasses and some broadleaf weeds in several crops and turf grass. Absorbed by both roots and shoots, these herbicides cause cell damage and are an excellent tool to control pre-emergent weeds. Pendimethalin is a microtubule inhibitor herbicide, which is used both pre and post emergent for control of broadleaf and annual grasses. Pendimethalin is known to be used in combination such as those known from WO2012177860 (Mann et.al.), which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Photosynthetic Inhibitors control many broadleaf and some grass weeds by interfering in the electron transport chain and indirectly membrane leakage and cell damage. These herbicides are excellent tools for controlling pre-emergent weeds. Metribuzin is a photosynthesis inhibitor herbicide that is used for both pre and post emergent control of broadleaf and annual grasses. Metribuzin is known to be combined with other herbicides such as the combinations known from WO2011082958 (Hubert et.al), which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Combinations of herbicides are used to control a broader range of weeds. However, the combination of herbicides may not always result in the desired effect. Combination of herbicides may lead to an additive effect or an antagonistic effect. It may also result in phytotoxicity to the crops making it an undesirable combination. Agronomists must therefore carefully select the herbicides that can be combined to offer a synergistic effect that would control weeds while having no phytotoxic effect on the crop, and reduce the chances of development of herbicide resistant weeds.

There is therefore a need in the art for combinations that have advantageous properties such as a herbicidal combination that is synergistic, helps in resistance management, reduces dosage of herbicides used thus causing minimal damage to the environment, and a herbicidal combination that has excellent residual effects.

Embodiments of the present invention may therefore ameliorate one or more of the above mentioned problems:

Summary of the invention:

Therefore, in one aspect, the present invention may provide a herbicidal combination comprising:
(a) at least one acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor selected from arylphenoxy-propionate herbicides, cyclohexanedione herbicides, or phenylpyrazoline herbicides;
(b) at least one photosynthesis II inhibitor selected from a triazine herbicide, a triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, triazolinone herbicide, uracil herbicide, pyridazinone herbicide, a triazolopyrimidine herbicide, or phenyl-carbamate herbicide;
(c) at least one microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide selected from a dinitroaniline herbicide, a phosphoroamidate herbicide, pyridine herbicide, benzamide herbicide, or a benzoic acid herbicide.
In another aspect, the present invention may provide a herbicidal combination comprising:
(a) at least one first herbicide selected from clodinafop, clodinafop-propargyl, cyhalofop-butyl, diclofop, diclofop-methyl, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, fenoxaprop-P, fenoxaprop-ethyl, fenoxaprop, fluazifop, fluazifop-butyl, fluazifop-P-butyl, haloxyfop, haloxyfop-etotyl, haloxyfop-P-methyl, propaquizafop, quizalofop, quizalofop-ethyl, quizalofop-P, quizalofop-P-ethyl, and quizalofop-P-tefuryl, or an agriculturally acceptable salt;
(b) at least one second herbicide selected from a triazine herbicide, triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, or triazolopyrimidine herbicide; and
(c) at least one third herbicide selected from dinitroaniline herbicide.

Therefore, in one aspect, the present invention may provide a method of controlling weeds at a locus, said method comprising applying to the locus a herbicidal combination comprising:
(a) at least one acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor selected from arylphenoxy-propionate herbicides, cyclohexanedione herbicides, or phenylpyrazoline herbicides;
(b) at least one photosynthesis II inhibitor selected from a triazine herbicide, a triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, triazolinone herbicide, uracil herbicide, pyridazinone herbicide, a triazolopyrimidine herbicide, or phenyl-carbamate herbicide;
(c) at least one microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide selected from a dinitroaniline herbicide, a phosphoroamidate herbicide, pyridine herbicide, benzamide herbicide, or a benzoic acid herbicide.

Another aspect of the present invention may provide a method of controlling weeds at a locus, said method comprising applying to the locus a combination comprising:
(a) at least one first herbicide selected from clodinafop, clodinafop-propargyl, cyhalofop-butyl, diclofop, diclofop-methyl, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, fenoxaprop-P, fenoxaprop-ethyl, fenoxaprop, fluazifop, fluazifop-butyl, fluazifop-P-butyl, haloxyfop, haloxyfop-etotyl, haloxyfop-P-methyl, propaquizafop, quizalofop, quizalofop-ethyl, quizalofop-P, quizalofop-P-ethyl, and quizalofop-P-tefuryl, or an agriculturally acceptable salt;
(b) at least one second herbicide selected from a triazine herbicide, triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, or triazolopyrimidine herbicide; and
(c) at least one third herbicide selected from dinitroaniline herbicide.

In an aspect, the present invention may provide a herbicidal composition comprising:
(a) at least one acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor selected from arylphenoxy-propionate herbicides, cyclohexanedione herbicides, or phenylpyrazoline herbicides;
(b) at least one photosynthesis II inhibitor selected from a triazine herbicide, a triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, triazolinone herbicide, uracil herbicide, pyridazinone herbicide, a triazolopyrimidine herbicide, or phenyl-carbamate herbicide;
(c) at least one microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide selected from a dinitroaniline herbicide, a phosphoroamidate herbicide, pyridine herbicide, benzamide herbicide, or a benzoic acid herbicide.

Another aspect of the present invention may provide a composition comprising:
(a) at least one first herbicide selected from clodinafop, clodinafop-propargyl, cyhalofop-butyl, diclofop, diclofop-methyl, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, fenoxaprop-P, fenoxaprop-ethyl, fenoxaprop, fluazifop, fluazifop-butyl, fluazifop-P-butyl, haloxyfop, haloxyfop-etotyl, haloxyfop-P-methyl, propaquizafop, quizalofop, quizalofop-ethyl, quizalofop-P, quizalofop-P-ethyl, and quizalofop-P-tefuryl, or an agriculturally acceptable salt;
(b) at least one second herbicide selected from a triazine herbicide, triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, or triazolopyrimidine herbicide; and
(c) at least one third herbicide selected from dinitroaniline herbicide.

Yet another aspect of the present invention may provide a method of increasing yield in a crop by application of a combination comprising:
(a) at least one acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor selected from arylphenoxy-propionate herbicides, cyclohexanedione herbicides, or phenylpyrazoline herbicides;
(b) at least one photosynthesis II inhibitor selected from a triazine herbicide, a triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, triazolinone herbicide, uracil herbicide, pyridazinone herbicide, a triazolopyrimidine herbicide, or phenyl-carbamate herbicide;
(c) at least one microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide selected from a dinitroaniline herbicide, a phosphoroamidate herbicide, pyridine herbicide, benzamide herbicide, or a benzoic acid herbicide.

Another aspect of the present invention may provide a method of improving the plant health, said method comprising application at the locus of the plant a combination comprising:
(a) at least one acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor selected from arylphenoxy-propionate herbicides, cyclohexanedione herbicides, or phenylpyrazoline herbicides;
(b) at least one photosynthesis II inhibitor selected from a triazine herbicide, a triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, triazolinone herbicide, uracil herbicide, pyridazinone herbicide, a triazolopyrimidine herbicide, or phenyl-carbamate herbicide;
(c) at least one microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide selected from a dinitroaniline herbicide, a phosphoroamidate herbicide, pyridine herbicide, benzamide herbicide, or a benzoic acid herbicide.

Detailed Description of the invention:
The term herbicide, as used herein, shall mean an active ingredient that kills, controls or otherwise adversely modifies the growth of plants. As used herein, a herbicidally effective or vegetation controlling amount is an amount of active ingredient that causes a “herbicidal effect,” i.e., an adversely modifying effect and includes deviations from natural development, killing, regulation, desiccation, retardation. The terms “plants” and “vegetation” include, but are not limited to, germinant seeds, emerging seedlings, plants emerging from vegetative propagules, and established vegetation. The term “locus” as used herein shall denote the vicinity of a desired crop in which weed control, typically selective weed control, of weeds is desired. The locus includes the vicinity of desired crop plants wherein the weed infestation has either emerged or is yet to emerge. The term crop shall include a multitude of desired crop plants or an individual crop plant growing at a locus.

In any aspect or embodiment described hereinbelow, the phrase comprising may be replaced by the phrases “consisting of” or “consisting essentially of” or “consisting essentially of”. In these aspects or embodiment, the combination or composition described includes or comprises or consists of or consists essentially of or consists substantially of the specific components recited therein, to the exclusion of other fungicides or insecticide or herbicides or plant growth promoting agents or adjuvants or excipients not specifically recited therein.

Surprisingly, it has been found by the present inventors that a combination of acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitors, microtubule inhibitor and photosystem II inhibitors results in a synergistic control of undesirable plants, at the locus of the plant.

Therefore, in one aspect, the present invention may provide a herbicidal combination comprising:
(a) at least one acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor selected from arylphenoxy-propionate herbicides, cyclohexanedione herbicides, or phenylpyrazoline herbicides;
(b) at least one photosynthesis II inhibitor selected from a triazine herbicide, a triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, triazolinone herbicide, uracil herbicide, pyridazinone herbicide, a triazolopyrimidine herbicide, or phenyl-carbamate herbicide; and
(c) at least one microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide selected from a dinitroaniline herbicide, a phosphoroamidate herbicide, pyridine herbicide, benzamide herbicide, or a benzoic acid herbicide.
In an embodiment, the herbicidal combinations of the present invention comprise one herbicide from these three classes of herbicides.

Therefore, in one aspect, the present invention may provide a herbicidal combination comprising:
(a) an acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor selected from arylphenoxy-propionate herbicides, cyclohexanedione herbicides, or phenylpyrazoline herbicides;
(b) a photosystem II inhibitor selected from a triazine herbicide, a triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, triazolinone herbicide, uracil herbicide, pyridazinone herbicide, a triazolopyrimidine herbicide, or phenyl-carbamate herbicide; and
(c) a microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide selected from a dinitroaniline herbicide, a phosphoroamidate herbicide, pyridine herbicide, benzamide herbicide, or a benzoic acid herbicide.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of controlling weeds at a locus by applying the combination of the present invention to the locus.

Thus, in this aspect, the present invention may provide a method of controlling weeds at a locus, said method comprising applying to the locus a combination comprising:
(a) at least one acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor selected from arylphenoxy-propionate herbicides, cyclohexanedione herbicides, or phenylpyrazoline herbicides;
(b) at least one photosynthesis II inhibitor selected from a triazine herbicide, a triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, triazolinone herbicide, uracil herbicide, pyridazinone herbicide, a triazolopyrimidine herbicide, or phenyl-carbamate herbicide;
(c) at least one microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide selected from a dinitroaniline herbicide, a phosphoroamidate herbicide, pyridine herbicide, benzamide herbicide, or a benzoic acid herbicide.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a composition comprising the combinations of the present invention, and at least another agrochemically acceptable excipient.

Therefore, in this aspect, the present invention may provide a composition comprising:
(a) at least one acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor selected from arylphenoxy-propionate herbicides, cyclohexanedione herbicides, or phenylpyrazoline herbicides;
(b) at least one photosynthesis II inhibitor selected from a triazine herbicide, a triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, triazolinone herbicide, uracil herbicide, pyridazinone herbicide, a triazolopyrimidine herbicide, or phenyl-carbamate herbicide;
(c) at least one microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide selected from a dinitroaniline herbicide, a phosphoroamidate herbicide, pyridine herbicide, benzamide herbicide, or a benzoic acid herbicide.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for increasing yield in a crop by using the combinations of the present invention.

Therefore, in this aspect, the present invention may provide a method of increasing yield in a crop by application of a combination comprising:
(a) at least one acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor selected from arylphenoxy-propionate herbicides, cyclohexanedione herbicides, or phenylpyrazoline herbicides;
(b) at least one photosynthesis II inhibitor selected from a triazine herbicide, a triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, triazolinone herbicide, uracil herbicide, pyridazinone herbicide, a triazolopyrimidine herbicide, or phenyl-carbamate herbicide;
(c) at least one microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide selected from a dinitroaniline herbicide, a phosphoroamidate herbicide, pyridine herbicide, benzamide herbicide, or a benzoic acid herbicide.

In another aspect, the present invention may provide a method of improving the plant health using the combinations of the present invention.

Therefore, in this aspect, the present invention may provide a method of improving the plant health, said method comprising application at the locus of the plant a combination comprising:
(a) at least one acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor selected from arylphenoxy-propionate herbicides, cyclohexanedione herbicides, or phenylpyrazoline herbicides;
(b) at least one photosynthesis II inhibitor selected from a triazine herbicide, a triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, triazolinone herbicide, uracil herbicide, pyridazinone herbicide, a triazolopyrimidine herbicide, or phenyl-carbamate herbicide;
(c) at least one microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide selected from a dinitroaniline herbicide, a phosphoroamidate herbicide, pyridine herbicide, benzamide herbicide, or a benzoic acid herbicide.

Each of the aspect described above may have one or more embodiments.

Each of the embodiments described hereinafter may apply to one or all of the aspects described hereinabove. These embodiments are intended to be read as being preferred features of one or all of the aspects described hereinabove. Each of the embodiments described hereinafter applies to each of the aspects described hereinabove individually.

In an embodiment, the acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor is an arylphenoxy-propionate herbicide.

In an embodiment, the arylphenoxy-propionate herbicide is selected from the group consisting of clodinafop, clodinafop-propargyl, cyhalofop-butyl, diclofop, diclofop-methyl, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, fenoxaprop-P, fenoxaprop-ethyl, fenoxaprop, fluazifop, fluazifop-butyl, fluazifop-P-butyl, haloxyfop, haloxyfop-etotyl, haloxyfop-P-methyl, propaquizafop, quizalofop, quizalofop-ethyl, quizalofop-P, quizalofop-P-ethyl, and quizalofop-P-tefuryl, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof.

In an embodiment, the arylphenoxy-propionate herbicide is clodinafop or clodinafop-propargyl.

In an embodiment, the arylphenoxy-propionate herbicide is haloxyfop, haloxyfop-etotyl, or haloxyfop-P-methyl.

In an embodiment, the arylphenoxy-propionate herbicide is quizalofop, quizalofop-ethyl, quizalofop-P, quizalofop-P-ethyl, or quizalofop-P-tefuryl.

In an embodiment, the acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor is a cyclohexanedione herbicide.

In an embodiment, the cyclohexadione herbicide is a benzoylcyclohexanedione herbicide selected from fenquinotrione, ketospiradox, lancotrione, mesotrione, sulcotrione, tefuryltrione or tembotrione.

In an embodiment, the cyclohexadione herbicide is mesotrione.

In an embodiment, the cyclohexadione herbicide is sulcotrione.

In an embodiment, the cyclohexadione herbicide is tembotrione.

In an embodiment, the acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor is a phenylpyrazoline herbicide.

In an embodiment, the phenylpyrazoline herbicide is selected from fluazolate, nipyraclofen, pinoxaden or pyraflufen.

In an embodiment, the phenylpyrazoline herbicide is pinoxaden.

In an aspect, the combination comprises a photosynthesis II inhibitor.

In an embodiment, the photosynthesis II inhibitor is selected from a triazine herbicide, a triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, triazolinone herbicide, uracil herbicide, pyridazinone herbicide, a triazolopyrimidine herbicide, or phenyl-carbamate herbicide.

In an embodiment, the photosynthesis II inhibitor is a triazine herbicide.

In an embodiment, the triazine herbicide is selected from the group consisting of dipropetryn, fucaojing, trihydroxytriazine, atrazine, chlorazine, cyanazine, cyprazine, eglinazine, ipazine, mesoprazine, procyazine, proglinazine, propazine, sebuthylazine, simazine, terbuthylazine, trietazine, indaziflam, triaziflam, atraton, methometon, prometon, secbumeton, simeton, terbumeton, ametryn, aziprotryne, cyanatryn, desmetryn, dimethametryn, methoprotryne, prometryn, simetryn, and terbutryn.

In an embodiment, the triazine herbicide is atrazine.

In an embodiment, the photosynthesis II inhibitor is a triazinone herbicide.

In an embodiment, the triazinone herbicide is selected from ametridione, amibuzin, ethiozin, hexazinone, isomethiozin, metamitron, metribuzin and trfludimoxazin.

In an embodiment, the triazinone herbicide is selected from hexazinone, metamitron and metribuzin.

In an embodiment, the triazinone herbicide is hexazinone.

In an embodiment, the triazinone herbicide is metamitron.

In an embodiment, the triazinone herbicide is metribuzin.

In an embodiment, the photosynthesis II inhibitor is a triazole herbicide.

In an embodiment, the triazole herbicide is selected from amitrole, cafenstrole, epronaz and flupoxam.

In an embodiment, the photosynthesis II inhibitor is a triazolone herbicide.

In an embodiment, the triazolone herbicide is selected from amicarbazone, bencarbazone, carfentrazone, flucarbazone, ipfencarbazone, propoxycarbazone, sulfentrazone and thiencarbazone.

In an embodiment, the triazolone herbicide is selected from carfentrazone, flucarbazone and sulfentrazone.

In an embodiment, the triazolone herbicide is sulfentrazone.

In an embodiment, the photosynthesis II inhibitor is a triazolopyrimidine herbicide.

In an embodiment, the triazolopyrimidine herbicide is selected from cloransulam, diclosulam, florasulam, flumetsulam, metosulam, penoxsulam and pyroxsulam.

In an embodiment, the triazolopyrimidine herbicide is penoxsulam.

In an embodiment, the photosynthesis II inhibitor is an uracil herbicide.

In an embodiment, the uracil herbicide is selected from benzfendizone, bromacil, butafenacil, flupropacil, isocil, lenacil, saflufenacil, terbacil or tiafenacil.

In an embodiment, the uracil herbicide is saflufenacil.

In an embodiment, the photosynthesis II inhibitor is a pyridazinone herbicide.

In an embodiment, the pyridazinone herbicide is selected from brompyrazon, chloridazon, dimidazon, flufenpyr, metflurazon, norflurazon, oxapyrazon or pydanon.

In an embodiment, the photosystem II inhibitor is a phenyl-carbamate herbicide.

In an embodiment, the phenyl-carbamate herbicide is desmedipham.

In an embodiment, the phenyl-carbamate herbicide is phenmedipham.

In an aspect, the combination of the present invention comprises at least one microtubule assembly inhibitor.

In an embodiment, the microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide is selected from a dinitroaniline herbicide, a phosphoroamidate herbicide, pyridine herbicide, benzamide herbicide, or a benzoic acid herbicide.

In an embodiment, the microtubule assembly inhibitor is a dinitroaniline herbicide.

In an embodiment, the dinitroaniline herbicide may be selected from benfluralin, butralin, chlornidine, dinitramine, dipropalin, ethalfluralin, fluchloralin, isopropalin, nitralin, oryzalin, pendimethalin, prodiamine, profluralin and trifluralin.

In an embodiment, the dinitroaniline herbicide may be selected from oryzalin and pendimethalin.

In an embodiment, the microtubule assembly inhibitor is a phosphoroamidate herbicide.

In an embodiment, the phosphoroamidate herbicide is selected from amiprofos-methyl or butamifos.

In an embodiment, the microtubule assembly inhibitor is a pyridine herbicide.

In an embodiment, the pyridine herbicide is selected from aminopyralid, cliodinate, clopyralid, diflufenican, dithiopyr, florpyrauxifen, flufenican, fluroxypyr, halauxifen, haloxydine, picloram, picolinafen, pyriclor, pyroxsulam, thiazopyr, and triclopyr.

In an embodiment, the pyridine herbicide is diflufenican.

In an embodiment, the pyridine herbicide is fluroxypyr.

In an embodiment, the pyridine herbicide is halauxifen.

In an embodiment, the pyridine herbicide is picloram.

In an embodiment, the pyridine herbicide is pyroxsulam.

In an embodiment, the microtubule assembly inhibitor is a benzamide herbicide.

In an embodiment, the benzamide herbicide is selected from pronamide or isoxaben.

In an embodiment, the microtubule assembly inhibitor is a benzoic acid herbicide.

In an embodiment, the benzoic acid herbicide is selected from cambendichlor, chloramben, dicamba, 2,3,6-TBA, tricamba, bispyribac, pyriminobac or pyrithiobac.

In an embodiment, the benzoic acid herbicide is dicamba.

In an embodiment, the benzoic acid herbicide is bispyribac.

Therefore, in one embodiment, the present invention may provide a herbicidal combination comprising:
(a) at least one acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor selected from clodinafop-propargyl, clodinafop, haloxyfop, haloxyfop-etotyl, haloxyfop-P-methyl, quizalofop, quizalofop-ethyl, quizalofop-P, quizalofop-P-ethyl, or quizalofop-P-tefuryl, mesotrione, sulcotrione, tembotrione, or pinoxaden;
(b) at least one photosynthesis II inhibitor selected from atrazine, hexazinone, metamitron, metribuzin, flucarbazone, sulfentrazone, penoxsulam, saflufencil, desmedipham or phenmedipham; and
(c) at least one microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide selected from oryzalin, pendimethalin, diflufenican, fluroxypyr, halauxifen, picloram, pyroxsulam, dicamba or bispyribac.

In a preferred embodiment, the combinations and methods of the present invention comprise clodinafop propargyl, a second herbicide and a third herbicide.

In a preferred embodiment, the second herbicide is selected from triazine, hexazinone, metamitron, metribuzin, carfentrazone, flucarbazone, sulfentrazone or penoxsulam.

In an embodiment, the third herbicide is a dinitroaniline herbicide.

In an embodiment, the dinitroaniline herbicide may be selected from benfluralin, butralin, chlornidine, dinitramine, dipropalin, ethalfluralin, fluchloralin, isopropalin, nitralin, oryzalin, pendimethalin, prodiamine, profluralin and trifluralin.

In an embodiment, the dinitroaniline herbicide may be selected from oryzalin and pendimethalin.

In an embodiment, the present invention provides preferred combinations, compositions and methods thereof. The methods of the invention include a method of controlling weeds at a locus by applying to the locus the combination or the composition, a method of increasing yield in a crop by application of the combination or composition, or a method of improving the plant health by application at the locus of the plant the combination or the composition. The embodiments described herein describe the preferred embodiments of all these possible combinations, compositions and methods of the invention.

Therefore, an embodiment of the present invention provides a combination and method comprising clodinafop propargyl; a second herbicide selected from triazine, hexazinone, metamitron, metribuzin, carfentrazone, flucarbazone, sulfentrazone and penoxsulam; and a third herbicide selected from oryzalin and pendimethalin.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a combination and method comprising clodinafop propargyl, triazine, and oryzalin.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a combination and method comprising clodinafop propargyl, triazine, and pendimethalin.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a combination and method comprising clodinafop propargyl, hexazinone, and oryzalin.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a combination and method comprising clodinafop propargyl, hexazinone, and pendimethalin.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a combination and method comprising clodinafop propargyl, metamitron, and oryzalin.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a combination and method comprising clodinafop propargyl, metamitron and pendimethalin.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a combination and method comprising clodinafop propargyl, metribuzin and oryzalin.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a combination and method comprising clodinafop propargyl, metribuzin, and pendimethalin.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a combination and method comprising clodinafop propargyl, carfentrazone, and oryzalin.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a combination and method comprising clodinafop propargyl, carfentrazone, and pendimethalin.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a combination and method comprising clodinafop propargyl, flucarbazone, and oryzalin.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a combination and method comprising clodinafop propargyl, flucarbazone, and pendimethalin.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a combination and method comprising clodinafop propargyl, sulfentrazone and oryzalin.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a combination and method comprising clodinafop propargyl, sulfentrazone and pendimethalin.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a combination and method comprising clodinafop propargyl, penoxsulam, and oryzalin.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a combination and method comprising clodinafop propargyl, penoxsulam and pendimethalin.

In an embodiment, the combinations of the present invention include the following preferred combinations.

In an embodiment, each individual row appearing in the table below represents the combinations in an embodiment of the present invention.

S No. Acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor Photosystem II inhibitor Microtubule assembly inhibitor
1 Clodinafop-propargyl Atrazine Oryzalin
2 Clodinafop-propargyl Atrazine Pendimethalin
3 Clodinafop-propargyl Atrazine Diflufenican
4 Clodinafop-propargyl Atrazine Fluroxypyr
5 Clodinafop-propargyl Atrazine Halauxifen
6 Clodinafop-propargyl Atrazine Picloram
7 Clodinafop-propargyl Atrazine Pyroxsulam
8 Clodinafop-propargyl Atrazine Dicamba
9 Clodinafop-propargyl Atrazine Bispyribac
10 Clodinafop-propargyl Hexazinone Oryzalin
11 Clodinafop-propargyl Hexazinone Pendimethalin
12 Clodinafop-propargyl Hexazinone Diflufenican
13 Clodinafop-propargyl Hexazinone Fluroxypyr
14 Clodinafop-propargyl Hexazinone Halauxifen
15 Clodinafop-propargyl Hexazinone Picloram
16 Clodinafop-propargyl Hexazinone Pyroxsulam
17 Clodinafop-propargyl Hexazinone Dicamba
18 Clodinafop-propargyl Hexazinone Bispyribac
19 Clodinafop-propargyl Metamitron Oryzalin
20 Clodinafop-propargyl Metamitron Pendimethalin
21 Clodinafop-propargyl Metamitron Diflufenican
22 Clodinafop-propargyl Metamitron Fluroxypyr
23 Clodinafop-propargyl Metamitron Halauxifen
24 Clodinafop-propargyl Metamitron Picloram
25 Clodinafop-propargyl Metamitron Pyroxsulam
26 Clodinafop-propargyl Metamitron Dicamba
27 Clodinafop-propargyl Metamitron Bispyribac
28 Clodinafop-propargyl Metribuzin Oryzalin
29 Clodinafop-propargyl Metribuzin Pendimethalin
30 Clodinafop-propargyl Metribuzin Diflufenican
31 Clodinafop-propargyl Metribuzin Fluroxypyr
32 Clodinafop-propargyl Metribuzin Halauxifen
33 Clodinafop-propargyl Metribuzin Picloram
34 Clodinafop-propargyl Metribuzin Pyroxsulam
35 Clodinafop-propargyl Metribuzin Dicamba
36 Clodinafop-propargyl Metribuzin Bispyribac
37 Clodinafop-propargyl Flucarbazone Oryzalin
38 Clodinafop-propargyl Flucarbazone Pendimethalin
39 Clodinafop-propargyl Flucarbazone Diflufenican
40 Clodinafop-propargyl Flucarbazone Fluroxypyr
41 Clodinafop-propargyl Flucarbazone Halauxifen
42 Clodinafop-propargyl Flucarbazone Picloram
43 Clodinafop-propargyl Flucarbazone Pyroxsulam
44 Clodinafop-propargyl Flucarbazone Dicamba
45 Clodinafop-propargyl Flucarbazone Bispyribac
46 Clodinafop-propargyl Sulfentrazone Oryzalin
47 Clodinafop-propargyl Sulfentrazone Pendimethalin
48 Clodinafop-propargyl Sulfentrazone Diflufenican
49 Clodinafop-propargyl Sulfentrazone Fluroxypyr
50 Clodinafop-propargyl Sulfentrazone Halauxifen
51 Clodinafop-propargyl Sulfentrazone Picloram
52 Clodinafop-propargyl Sulfentrazone Pyroxsulam
53 Clodinafop-propargyl Sulfentrazone Dicamba
54 Clodinafop-propargyl Sulfentrazone Bispyribac
55 Clodinafop-propargyl Carfentrazone Oryzalin
56 Clodinafop-propargyl Carfentrazone Pendimethalin
57 Clodinafop-propargyl Carfentrazone Diflufenican
58 Clodinafop-propargyl Carfentrazone Fluroxypyr
59 Clodinafop-propargyl Carfentrazone Halauxifen
60 Clodinafop-propargyl Carfentrazone Picloram
61 Clodinafop-propargyl Carfentrazone Pyroxsulam
62 Clodinafop-propargyl Carfentrazone Dicamba
63 Clodinafop-propargyl Carfentrazone Bispyribac
64 Clodinafop-propargyl Penoxsulam Oryzalin
65 Clodinafop-propargyl Penoxsulam Pendimethalin
66 Clodinafop-propargyl Penoxsulam Diflufenican
67 Clodinafop-propargyl Penoxsulam Fluroxypyr
68 Clodinafop-propargyl Penoxsulam Halauxifen
69 Clodinafop-propargyl Penoxsulam Picloram
70 Clodinafop-propargyl Penoxsulam Pyroxsulam
71 Clodinafop-propargyl Penoxsulam Dicamba
72 Clodinafop-propargyl Penoxsulam Bispyribac
73 Clodinafop-propargyl Saflufenacil Oryzalin
74 Clodinafop-propargyl Saflufenacil Pendimethalin
75 Clodinafop-propargyl Saflufenacil Diflufenican
76 Clodinafop-propargyl Saflufenacil Fluroxypyr
77 Clodinafop-propargyl Saflufenacil Halauxifen
78 Clodinafop-propargyl Saflufenacil Picloram
79 Clodinafop-propargyl Saflufenacil Pyroxsulam
80 Clodinafop-propargyl Saflufenacil Dicamba
81 Clodinafop-propargyl Saflufenacil Bispyribac
82 Clodinafop-propargyl Desmedipham Oryzalin
83 Clodinafop-propargyl Desmedipham Pendimethalin
84 Clodinafop-propargyl Desmedipham Diflufenican
85 Clodinafop-propargyl Desmedipham Fluroxypyr
86 Clodinafop-propargyl Desmedipham Halauxifen
87 Clodinafop-propargyl Desmedipham Picloram
88 Clodinafop-propargyl Desmedipham Pyroxsulam
89 Clodinafop-propargyl Desmedipham Dicamba
90 Clodinafop-propargyl Desmedipham Bispyribac
91 Clodinafop-propargyl Phenmedipham Oryzalin
92 Clodinafop-propargyl Phenmedipham Pendimethalin
93 Clodinafop-propargyl Phenmedipham Diflufenican
94 Clodinafop-propargyl Phenmedipham Fluroxypyr
95 Clodinafop-propargyl Phenmedipham Halauxifen
96 Clodinafop-propargyl Phenmedipham Picloram
97 Clodinafop-propargyl Phenmedipham Pyroxsulam
98 Clodinafop-propargyl Phenmedipham Dicamba
99 Clodinafop-propargyl Phenmedipham Bispyribac
100 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Atrazine Oryzalin
101 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Atrazine Pendimethalin
102 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Atrazine Diflufenican
103 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Atrazine Fluroxypyr
104 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Atrazine Halauxifen
105 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Atrazine Picloram
106 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Atrazine Pyroxsulam
107 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Atrazine Dicamba
108 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Atrazine Bispyribac
109 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Hexazinone Oryzalin
110 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Hexazinone Pendimethalin
111 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Hexazinone Diflufenican
112 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Hexazinone Fluroxypyr
113 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Hexazinone Halauxifen
114 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Hexazinone Picloram
115 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Hexazinone Pyroxsulam
116 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Hexazinone Dicamba
117 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Hexazinone Bispyribac
118 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Metamitron Oryzalin
119 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Metamitron Pendimethalin
120 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Metamitron Diflufenican
121 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Metamitron Fluroxypyr
122 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Metamitron Halauxifen
123 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Metamitron Picloram
124 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Metamitron Pyroxsulam
125 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Metamitron Dicamba
126 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Metamitron Bispyribac
127 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Metribuzin Oryzalin
128 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Metribuzin Pendimethalin
129 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Metribuzin Diflufenican
130 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Metribuzin Fluroxypyr
131 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Metribuzin Halauxifen
132 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Metribuzin Picloram
133 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Metribuzin Pyroxsulam
134 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Metribuzin Dicamba
135 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Metribuzin Bispyribac
136 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Flucarbazone Oryzalin
137 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Flucarbazone Pendimethalin
138 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Flucarbazone Diflufenican
139 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Flucarbazone Fluroxypyr
140 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Flucarbazone Halauxifen
141 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Flucarbazone Picloram
142 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Flucarbazone Pyroxsulam
143 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Flucarbazone Dicamba
144 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Flucarbazone Bispyribac
145 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Sulfentrazone Oryzalin
146 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Sulfentrazone Pendimethalin
147 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Sulfentrazone Diflufenican
148 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Sulfentrazone Fluroxypyr
149 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Sulfentrazone Halauxifen
150 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Sulfentrazone Picloram
151 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Sulfentrazone Pyroxsulam
152 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Sulfentrazone Dicamba
153 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Sulfentrazone Bispyribac
154 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Carfentrazone Oryzalin
155 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Carfentrazone Pendimethalin
156 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Carfentrazone Diflufenican
157 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Carfentrazone Fluroxypyr
158 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Carfentrazone Halauxifen
159 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Carfentrazone Picloram
160 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Carfentrazone Pyroxsulam
161 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Carfentrazone Dicamba
162 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Carfentrazone Bispyribac
163 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Penoxsulam Oryzalin
164 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Penoxsulam Pendimethalin
165 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Penoxsulam Diflufenican
166 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Penoxsulam Fluroxypyr
167 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Penoxsulam Halauxifen
168 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Penoxsulam Picloram
169 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Penoxsulam Pyroxsulam
170 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Penoxsulam Dicamba
171 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Penoxsulam Bispyribac
172 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Saflufenacil Oryzalin
173 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Saflufenacil Pendimethalin
174 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Saflufenacil Diflufenican
175 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Saflufenacil Fluroxypyr
176 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Saflufenacil Halauxifen
177 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Saflufenacil Picloram
178 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Saflufenacil Pyroxsulam
179 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Saflufenacil Dicamba
180 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Saflufenacil Bispyribac
181 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Desmedipham Oryzalin
182 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Desmedipham Pendimethalin
183 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Desmedipham Diflufenican
184 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Desmedipham Fluroxypyr
185 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Desmedipham Halauxifen
186 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Desmedipham Picloram
187 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Desmedipham Pyroxsulam
188 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Desmedipham Dicamba
189 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Desmedipham Bispyribac
190 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Phenmedipham Oryzalin
191 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Phenmedipham Pendimethalin
192 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Phenmedipham Diflufenican
193 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Phenmedipham Fluroxypyr
194 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Phenmedipham Halauxifen
195 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Phenmedipham Picloram
196 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Phenmedipham Pyroxsulam
197 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Phenmedipham Dicamba
198 Haloxyfop-P-methyl Phenmedipham Bispyribac
199 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Atrazine Oryzalin
200 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Atrazine Pendimethalin
201 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Atrazine Diflufenican
202 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Atrazine Fluroxypyr
203 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Atrazine Halauxifen
204 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Atrazine Picloram
205 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Atrazine Pyroxsulam
206 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Atrazine Dicamba
207 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Atrazine Bispyribac
208 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Hexazinone Oryzalin
209 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Hexazinone Pendimethalin
210 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Hexazinone Diflufenican
211 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Hexazinone Fluroxypyr
212 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Hexazinone Halauxifen
213 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Hexazinone Picloram
214 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Hexazinone Pyroxsulam
215 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Hexazinone Dicamba
216 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Hexazinone Bispyribac
217 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Metamitron Oryzalin
218 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Metamitron Pendimethalin
219 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Metamitron Diflufenican
220 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Metamitron Fluroxypyr
221 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Metamitron Halauxifen
222 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Metamitron Picloram
223 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Metamitron Pyroxsulam
224 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Metamitron Dicamba
225 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Metamitron Bispyribac
226 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Metribuzin Oryzalin
227 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Metribuzin Pendimethalin
228 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Metribuzin Diflufenican
229 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Metribuzin Fluroxypyr
230 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Metribuzin Halauxifen
231 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Metribuzin Picloram
232 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Metribuzin Pyroxsulam
233 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Metribuzin Dicamba
234 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Metribuzin Bispyribac
235 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Flucarbazone Oryzalin
236 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Flucarbazone Pendimethalin
237 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Flucarbazone Diflufenican
238 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Flucarbazone Fluroxypyr
239 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Flucarbazone Halauxifen
240 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Flucarbazone Picloram
241 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Flucarbazone Pyroxsulam
242 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Flucarbazone Dicamba
243 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Flucarbazone Bispyribac
244 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Sulfentrazone Oryzalin
245 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Sulfentrazone Pendimethalin
246 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Sulfentrazone Diflufenican
247 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Sulfentrazone Fluroxypyr
248 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Sulfentrazone Halauxifen
249 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Sulfentrazone Picloram
250 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Sulfentrazone Pyroxsulam
251 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Sulfentrazone Dicamba
252 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Sulfentrazone Bispyribac
253 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Carfentrazone Oryzalin
254 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Carfentrazone Pendimethalin
255 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Carfentrazone Diflufenican
256 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Carfentrazone Fluroxypyr
257 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Carfentrazone Halauxifen
258 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Carfentrazone Picloram
259 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Carfentrazone Pyroxsulam
260 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Carfentrazone Dicamba
261 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Carfentrazone Bispyribac
262 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Penoxsulam Oryzalin
263 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Penoxsulam Pendimethalin
264 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Penoxsulam Diflufenican
265 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Penoxsulam Fluroxypyr
266 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Penoxsulam Halauxifen
267 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Penoxsulam Picloram
268 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Penoxsulam Pyroxsulam
269 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Penoxsulam Dicamba
270 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Penoxsulam Bispyribac
271 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Saflufenacil Oryzalin
272 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Saflufenacil Pendimethalin
273 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Saflufenacil Diflufenican
274 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Saflufenacil Fluroxypyr
275 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Saflufenacil Halauxifen
276 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Saflufenacil Picloram
277 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Saflufenacil Pyroxsulam
278 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Saflufenacil Dicamba
279 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Saflufenacil Bispyribac
280 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Desmedipham Oryzalin
281 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Desmedipham Pendimethalin
282 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Desmedipham Diflufenican
283 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Desmedipham Fluroxypyr
284 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Desmedipham Halauxifen
285 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Desmedipham Picloram
286 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Desmedipham Pyroxsulam
287 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Desmedipham Dicamba
288 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Desmedipham Bispyribac
289 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Phenmedipham Oryzalin
290 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Phenmedipham Pendimethalin
291 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Phenmedipham Diflufenican
292 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Phenmedipham Fluroxypyr
293 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Phenmedipham Halauxifen
294 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Phenmedipham Picloram
295 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Phenmedipham Pyroxsulam
296 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Phenmedipham Dicamba
297 Quizalafop-P-ethyl Phenmedipham Bispyribac
298 Mesotrione Atrazine Oryzalin
299 Mesotrione Atrazine Pendimethalin
300 Mesotrione Atrazine Diflufenican
301 Mesotrione Atrazine Fluroxypyr
302 Mesotrione Atrazine Halauxifen
303 Mesotrione Atrazine Picloram
304 Mesotrione Atrazine Pyroxsulam
305 Mesotrione Atrazine Dicamba
306 Mesotrione Atrazine Bispyribac
307 Mesotrione Hexazinone Oryzalin
308 Mesotrione Hexazinone Pendimethalin
309 Mesotrione Hexazinone Diflufenican
310 Mesotrione Hexazinone Fluroxypyr
311 Mesotrione Hexazinone Halauxifen
312 Mesotrione Hexazinone Picloram
313 Mesotrione Hexazinone Pyroxsulam
314 Mesotrione Hexazinone Dicamba
315 Mesotrione Hexazinone Bispyribac
316 Mesotrione Metamitron Oryzalin
317 Mesotrione Metamitron Pendimethalin
318 Mesotrione Metamitron Diflufenican
319 Mesotrione Metamitron Fluroxypyr
320 Mesotrione Metamitron Halauxifen
321 Mesotrione Metamitron Picloram
322 Mesotrione Metamitron Pyroxsulam
323 Mesotrione Metamitron Dicamba
324 Mesotrione Metamitron Bispyribac
325 Mesotrione Metribuzin Oryzalin
326 Mesotrione Metribuzin Pendimethalin
327 Mesotrione Metribuzin Diflufenican
328 Mesotrione Metribuzin Fluroxypyr
329 Mesotrione Metribuzin Halauxifen
330 Mesotrione Metribuzin Picloram
331 Mesotrione Metribuzin Pyroxsulam
332 Mesotrione Metribuzin Dicamba
333 Mesotrione Metribuzin Bispyribac
334 Mesotrione Flucarbazone Oryzalin
335 Mesotrione Flucarbazone Pendimethalin
336 Mesotrione Flucarbazone Diflufenican
337 Mesotrione Flucarbazone Fluroxypyr
338 Mesotrione Flucarbazone Halauxifen
339 Mesotrione Flucarbazone Picloram
340 Mesotrione Flucarbazone Pyroxsulam
341 Mesotrione Flucarbazone Dicamba
342 Mesotrione Flucarbazone Bispyribac
343 Mesotrione Sulfentrazone Oryzalin
344 Mesotrione Sulfentrazone Pendimethalin
345 Mesotrione Sulfentrazone Diflufenican
346 Mesotrione Sulfentrazone Fluroxypyr
347 Mesotrione Sulfentrazone Halauxifen
348 Mesotrione Sulfentrazone Picloram
349 Mesotrione Sulfentrazone Pyroxsulam
350 Mesotrione Sulfentrazone Dicamba
351 Mesotrione Sulfentrazone Bispyribac
352 Mesotrione Carfentrazone Oryzalin
353 Mesotrione Carfentrazone Pendimethalin
354 Mesotrione Carfentrazone Diflufenican
355 Mesotrione Carfentrazone Fluroxypyr
356 Mesotrione Carfentrazone Halauxifen
357 Mesotrione Carfentrazone Picloram
358 Mesotrione Carfentrazone Pyroxsulam
359 Mesotrione Carfentrazone Dicamba
360 Mesotrione Carfentrazone Bispyribac
361 Mesotrione Penoxsulam Oryzalin
362 Mesotrione Penoxsulam Pendimethalin
363 Mesotrione Penoxsulam Diflufenican
364 Mesotrione Penoxsulam Fluroxypyr
365 Mesotrione Penoxsulam Halauxifen
366 Mesotrione Penoxsulam Picloram
367 Mesotrione Penoxsulam Pyroxsulam
368 Mesotrione Penoxsulam Dicamba
369 Mesotrione Penoxsulam Bispyribac
370 Mesotrione Saflufenacil Oryzalin
371 Mesotrione Saflufenacil Pendimethalin
372 Mesotrione Saflufenacil Diflufenican
373 Mesotrione Saflufenacil Fluroxypyr
374 Mesotrione Saflufenacil Halauxifen
375 Mesotrione Saflufenacil Picloram
376 Mesotrione Saflufenacil Pyroxsulam
377 Mesotrione Saflufenacil Dicamba
378 Mesotrione Saflufenacil Bispyribac
379 Mesotrione Desmedipham Oryzalin
380 Mesotrione Desmedipham Pendimethalin
381 Mesotrione Desmedipham Diflufenican
382 Mesotrione Desmedipham Fluroxypyr
383 Mesotrione Desmedipham Halauxifen
384 Mesotrione Desmedipham Picloram
385 Mesotrione Desmedipham Pyroxsulam
386 Mesotrione Desmedipham Dicamba
387 Mesotrione Desmedipham Bispyribac
388 Mesotrione Phenmedipham Oryzalin
389 Mesotrione Phenmedipham Pendimethalin
390 Mesotrione Phenmedipham Diflufenican
391 Mesotrione Phenmedipham Fluroxypyr
392 Mesotrione Phenmedipham Halauxifen
393 Mesotrione Phenmedipham Picloram
394 Mesotrione Phenmedipham Pyroxsulam
395 Mesotrione Phenmedipham Dicamba
396 Mesotrione Phenmedipham Bispyribac
397 Tembotrione Atrazine Oryzalin
398 Tembotrione Atrazine Pendimethalin
399 Tembotrione Atrazine Diflufenican
400 Tembotrione Atrazine Fluroxypyr
401 Tembotrione Atrazine Halauxifen
402 Tembotrione Atrazine Picloram
403 Tembotrione Atrazine Pyroxsulam
404 Tembotrione Atrazine Dicamba
405 Tembotrione Atrazine Bispyribac
406 Tembotrione Hexazinone Oryzalin
407 Tembotrione Hexazinone Pendimethalin
408 Tembotrione Hexazinone Diflufenican
409 Tembotrione Hexazinone Fluroxypyr
410 Tembotrione Hexazinone Halauxifen
411 Tembotrione Hexazinone Picloram
412 Tembotrione Hexazinone Pyroxsulam
413 Tembotrione Hexazinone Dicamba
414 Tembotrione Hexazinone Bispyribac
415 Tembotrione Metamitron Oryzalin
416 Tembotrione Metamitron Pendimethalin
417 Tembotrione Metamitron Diflufenican
418 Tembotrione Metamitron Fluroxypyr
419 Tembotrione Metamitron Halauxifen
420 Tembotrione Metamitron Picloram
421 Tembotrione Metamitron Pyroxsulam
422 Tembotrione Metamitron Dicamba
423 Tembotrione Metamitron Bispyribac
424 Tembotrione Metribuzin Oryzalin
425 Tembotrione Metribuzin Pendimethalin
426 Tembotrione Metribuzin Diflufenican
427 Tembotrione Metribuzin Fluroxypyr
428 Tembotrione Metribuzin Halauxifen
429 Tembotrione Metribuzin Picloram
430 Tembotrione Metribuzin Pyroxsulam
431 Tembotrione Metribuzin Dicamba
432 Tembotrione Metribuzin Bispyribac
433 Tembotrione Flucarbazone Oryzalin
434 Tembotrione Flucarbazone Pendimethalin
435 Tembotrione Flucarbazone Diflufenican
436 Tembotrione Flucarbazone Fluroxypyr
437 Tembotrione Flucarbazone Halauxifen
438 Tembotrione Flucarbazone Picloram
439 Tembotrione Flucarbazone Pyroxsulam
440 Tembotrione Flucarbazone Dicamba
441 Tembotrione Flucarbazone Bispyribac
442 Tembotrione Sulfentrazone Oryzalin
443 Tembotrione Sulfentrazone Pendimethalin
444 Tembotrione Sulfentrazone Diflufenican
445 Tembotrione Sulfentrazone Fluroxypyr
446 Tembotrione Sulfentrazone Halauxifen
447 Tembotrione Sulfentrazone Picloram
448 Tembotrione Sulfentrazone Pyroxsulam
449 Tembotrione Sulfentrazone Dicamba
450 Tembotrione Sulfentrazone Bispyribac
451 Tembotrione Carfentrazone Oryzalin
452 Tembotrione Carfentrazone Pendimethalin
453 Tembotrione Carfentrazone Diflufenican
454 Tembotrione Carfentrazone Fluroxypyr
455 Tembotrione Carfentrazone Halauxifen
456 Tembotrione Carfentrazone Picloram
457 Tembotrione Carfentrazone Pyroxsulam
458 Tembotrione Carfentrazone Dicamba
459 Tembotrione Carfentrazone Bispyribac
460 Tembotrione Penoxsulam Oryzalin
461 Tembotrione Penoxsulam Pendimethalin
462 Tembotrione Penoxsulam Diflufenican
463 Tembotrione Penoxsulam Fluroxypyr
464 Tembotrione Penoxsulam Halauxifen
465 Tembotrione Penoxsulam Picloram
466 Tembotrione Penoxsulam Pyroxsulam
467 Tembotrione Penoxsulam Dicamba
468 Tembotrione Penoxsulam Bispyribac
469 Tembotrione Saflufenacil Oryzalin
470 Tembotrione Saflufenacil Pendimethalin
471 Tembotrione Saflufenacil Diflufenican
472 Tembotrione Saflufenacil Fluroxypyr
473 Tembotrione Saflufenacil Halauxifen
474 Tembotrione Saflufenacil Picloram
475 Tembotrione Saflufenacil Pyroxsulam
476 Tembotrione Saflufenacil Dicamba
477 Tembotrione Saflufenacil Bispyribac
478 Tembotrione Desmedipham Oryzalin
479 Tembotrione Desmedipham Pendimethalin
480 Tembotrione Desmedipham Diflufenican
481 Tembotrione Desmedipham Fluroxypyr
482 Tembotrione Desmedipham Halauxifen
483 Tembotrione Desmedipham Picloram
484 Tembotrione Desmedipham Pyroxsulam
485 Tembotrione Desmedipham Dicamba
486 Tembotrione Desmedipham Bispyribac
487 Tembotrione Phenmedipham Oryzalin
488 Tembotrione Phenmedipham Pendimethalin
489 Tembotrione Phenmedipham Diflufenican
490 Tembotrione Phenmedipham Fluroxypyr
491 Tembotrione Phenmedipham Halauxifen
492 Tembotrione Phenmedipham Picloram
493 Tembotrione Phenmedipham Pyroxsulam
494 Tembotrione Phenmedipham Dicamba
495 Tembotrione Phenmedipham Bispyribac
496 Pinoxaden Atrazine Oryzalin
497 Pinoxaden Atrazine Pendimethalin
498 Pinoxaden Atrazine Diflufenican
499 Pinoxaden Atrazine Fluroxypyr
500 Pinoxaden Atrazine Halauxifen
501 Pinoxaden Atrazine Picloram
502 Pinoxaden Atrazine Pyroxsulam
503 Pinoxaden Atrazine Dicamba
504 Pinoxaden Atrazine Bispyribac
505 Pinoxaden Hexazinone Oryzalin
506 Pinoxaden Hexazinone Pendimethalin
507 Pinoxaden Hexazinone Diflufenican
508 Pinoxaden Hexazinone Fluroxypyr
509 Pinoxaden Hexazinone Halauxifen
510 Pinoxaden Hexazinone Picloram
511 Pinoxaden Hexazinone Pyroxsulam
512 Pinoxaden Hexazinone Dicamba
513 Pinoxaden Hexazinone Bispyribac
514 Pinoxaden Metamitron Oryzalin
515 Pinoxaden Metamitron Pendimethalin
516 Pinoxaden Metamitron Diflufenican
517 Pinoxaden Metamitron Fluroxypyr
518 Pinoxaden Metamitron Halauxifen
519 Pinoxaden Metamitron Picloram
520 Pinoxaden Metamitron Pyroxsulam
521 Pinoxaden Metamitron Dicamba
522 Pinoxaden Metamitron Bispyribac
523 Pinoxaden Metribuzin Oryzalin
524 Pinoxaden Metribuzin Pendimethalin
525 Pinoxaden Metribuzin Diflufenican
526 Pinoxaden Metribuzin Fluroxypyr
527 Pinoxaden Metribuzin Halauxifen
528 Pinoxaden Metribuzin Picloram
529 Pinoxaden Metribuzin Pyroxsulam
530 Pinoxaden Metribuzin Dicamba
531 Pinoxaden Metribuzin Bispyribac
532 Pinoxaden Flucarbazone Oryzalin
533 Pinoxaden Flucarbazone Pendimethalin
534 Pinoxaden Flucarbazone Diflufenican
535 Pinoxaden Flucarbazone Fluroxypyr
536 Pinoxaden Flucarbazone Halauxifen
537 Pinoxaden Flucarbazone Picloram
538 Pinoxaden Flucarbazone Pyroxsulam
539 Pinoxaden Flucarbazone Dicamba
540 Pinoxaden Flucarbazone Bispyribac
541 Pinoxaden Sulfentrazone Oryzalin
542 Pinoxaden Sulfentrazone Pendimethalin
543 Pinoxaden Sulfentrazone Diflufenican
544 Pinoxaden Sulfentrazone Fluroxypyr
545 Pinoxaden Sulfentrazone Halauxifen
546 Pinoxaden Sulfentrazone Picloram
547 Pinoxaden Sulfentrazone Pyroxsulam
548 Pinoxaden Sulfentrazone Dicamba
549 Pinoxaden Sulfentrazone Bispyribac
550 Pinoxaden Carfentrazone Oryzalin
551 Pinoxaden Carfentrazone Pendimethalin
552 Pinoxaden Carfentrazone Diflufenican
553 Pinoxaden Carfentrazone Fluroxypyr
554 Pinoxaden Carfentrazone Halauxifen
555 Pinoxaden Carfentrazone Picloram
556 Pinoxaden Carfentrazone Pyroxsulam
557 Pinoxaden Carfentrazone Dicamba
558 Pinoxaden Carfentrazone Bispyribac
559 Pinoxaden Penoxsulam Oryzalin
560 Pinoxaden Penoxsulam Pendimethalin
561 Pinoxaden Penoxsulam Diflufenican
562 Pinoxaden Penoxsulam Fluroxypyr
563 Pinoxaden Penoxsulam Halauxifen
564 Pinoxaden Penoxsulam Picloram
565 Pinoxaden Penoxsulam Pyroxsulam
566 Pinoxaden Penoxsulam Dicamba
567 Pinoxaden Penoxsulam Bispyribac
568 Pinoxaden Saflufenacil Oryzalin
569 Pinoxaden Saflufenacil Pendimethalin
570 Pinoxaden Saflufenacil Diflufenican
571 Pinoxaden Saflufenacil Fluroxypyr
572 Pinoxaden Saflufenacil Halauxifen
573 Pinoxaden Saflufenacil Picloram
574 Pinoxaden Saflufenacil Pyroxsulam
575 Pinoxaden Saflufenacil Dicamba
576 Pinoxaden Saflufenacil Bispyribac
577 Pinoxaden Desmedipham Oryzalin
578 Pinoxaden Desmedipham Pendimethalin
579 Pinoxaden Desmedipham Diflufenican
580 Pinoxaden Desmedipham Fluroxypyr
581 Pinoxaden Desmedipham Halauxifen
582 Pinoxaden Desmedipham Picloram
583 Pinoxaden Desmedipham Pyroxsulam
584 Pinoxaden Desmedipham Dicamba
585 Pinoxaden Desmedipham Bispyribac
586 Pinoxaden Phenmedipham Oryzalin
587 Pinoxaden Phenmedipham Pendimethalin
588 Pinoxaden Phenmedipham Diflufenican
589 Pinoxaden Phenmedipham Fluroxypyr
590 Pinoxaden Phenmedipham Halauxifen
591 Pinoxaden Phenmedipham Picloram
592 Pinoxaden Phenmedipham Pyroxsulam
593 Pinoxaden Phenmedipham Dicamba
594 Pinoxaden Phenmedipham Bispyribac

In an embodiment, the present invention may provide a combination comprising the three herbicides as listed in each individual row from row 1 to row 594 in the table above.

These combinations may be applied to the locus of the weeds, in an herbicidally effective amount.

In an embodiment, the combination of the present invention may be combined with at least one other active such as those selected from but not limited to herbicide, insecticide, fungicide, biological agent, plant growth activator, fertilizers or combinations thereof.

Thus, in an embodiment, the combination of the present invention may be combined with a herbicide. Exemplary herbicides that may be combined with the combination of the present invention may be selected from but not limited to herbicides belonging to classes such as ALS inhibitors, EPSP synthase inhibitors, synthetic auxins, auxin transport inhibitors, glutamate synthase inhibitors, HPPD inhibitors, lipid synthesis inhibitors, long chain fatty acid inhibitors, as well as herbicides with unknown modes of action.

In an embodiment, the total amount of clodinafop propargyl in the composition may typically be in the range of 0.1 to 99% by weight, preferably 0.2 to 90% by weight.

In an embodiment, the total amount of pendimethalin in the composition may be in the range of 0.1 to 99% by weight.

In an embodiment, the total amount of metribuzin in the composition may be in the range of 0.1 to 99% by weight.

In an embodiment, the constituent herbicides of the combination of the present invention may be admixed in ratio of (1-80): (1-80): (1-80) of the three herbicides respectively.

In an embodiment, the constituent herbicides of the combination of the present invention may be admixed in ratio of (1-80): (1-80): (1-80) of clodinafop propargyl, metribuzin and pendimethalin respectively.

The herbicidal combination of the present invention maybe used to target weeds among the crops such corn, rice, wheat, barley, rye, oat, sorghum, cotton, soybean, peanut, buckwheat, beet, rapeseed, sunflower, sugar cane, tobacco, etc.; vegetables: solanaceous vegetables such as eggplant, tomato, pimento, pepper, potato, etc., cucurbit vegetables such as cucumber, pumpkin, zucchini, water melon, melon, squash, etc., cruciferous vegetables such as radish, white turnip, horseradish, kohlrabi, Chinese cabbage, cabbage, leaf mustard, broccoli, cauliflower, etc., asteraceous vegetables such as burdock, crown daisy, artichoke, lettuce, etc, liliaceous vegetables such as green onion, onion, garlic, and asparagus, ammiaceous vegetables such as carrot, parsley, celery, parsnip, etc., chenopodiaceous vegetables such as spinach, Swiss chard, etc., lamiaceous vegetables such as Perilla frutescens, mint, basil, etc, strawberry, sweet potato, Dioscorea japonica, colocasia, etc., flowers, foliage plants, turf grasses, fruits: pome fruits such apple, pear, quince, etc, stone fleshy fruits such as peach, plum, nectarine, Prunus mume, cherry fruit, apricot, prune, etc., citrus fruits such as orange, lemon, rime, grapefruit, etc., nuts such as chestnuts, walnuts, hazelnuts, almond, pistachio, cashew nuts, macadamia nuts, etc. berries such as blueberry, cranberry, blackberry, raspberry, etc., grape, kaki fruit, olive, plum, banana, coffee, date palm, coconuts, etc. , trees other than fruit trees; tea, mulberry, flowering plant, trees such as ash, birch, dogwood, Eucalyptus, Ginkgo biloba, lilac, maple, Quercus, poplar, Judas tree, Liquidambar formosana, plane tree, zelkova, Japanese arborvitae, fir wood, hemlock, juniper, Pinus, Picea, and Taxus cuspidate, etc.

In an aspect, the present invention may provide compositions of clodinafop propargyl, pendimethalin and metribuzin.

In an embodiment, the composition of the present invention may contain agriculturally acceptable adjuvants, carriers, diluents, emulsifiers, fillers, anti-foaming agents, thickening agents, anti-freezing agents, freezing agents etc. The compositions may be either solid or liquids. They can be solids, such as, for example, dusts, granules, water-dispersible granules, microcapsules or wettable powders, or liquids, such as, for example, emulsifiable concentrates, solutions, emulsions or suspensions, ZC formulations. They can also be provided as a pre-mix or tank mixed.

Suitable agricultural adjuvants and carriers may include, but are not limited to, crop oil concentrates; methylated seed oils, emulsified methylated seed oil, nonylphenol ethoxylate; benzylcocoalkyldimethyl quaternary ammonium salt; blend of petroleum hydrocarbon, alkyl esters, organic acid, and anionic surfactant; C9-C11 alkylpolyglycoside; phosphated alcohol ethoxylate; natural primary alcohol (C12-C16) ethoxylate; di-sec-butylphenol EO-PO block copolymer; polysiloxane-methyl cap; nonylphenol ethoxylate, urea ammonium nitrate; tridecyl alcohol (synthetic) ethoxylate (8EO); tallow amine ethoxylate ; PEG(400) dioleate-99, alkyl sulfates, such as diethanolammonium lauryl sulfate; alkylarylsulfonate salts, such as calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate; alkylphenol-alkylene oxide addition products, such as nonylphenol-C18 ethoxylate; alcohol-alkylene oxide addition products, such as tridecyl alcohol-C16 ethoxylate; soaps, such as sodium stearate; alkyl-naphthalene-sulfonate salts, such as sodium dibutylnaphthalenesulfonate; dialkyl esters of sulfosuccinate salts, such as sodium di(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate; sorbitol esters, such as sorbitol oleate; quaternary amines, such as lauryl trimethylammonium chloride; polyethylene glycol esters of fatty acids, such as polyethylene glycol stearate; block copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide; salts of mono and dialkyl phosphate esters; vegetable or seed oils such as soybean oil, rapeseed/canola oil, olive oil, castor oil, sunflower seed oil, coconut oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, linseed oil, palm oil, peanut oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, tung oil and the like; and esters of the above vegetable oils, and in certain embodiments, methyl esters.

Suitable liquid carriers that may be employed in a composition of the present invention may include water or organic solvents. The organic solvents include, but are not limited to, petroleum fractions or hydrocarbons such as mineral oil, aromatic solvents, paraffinic oils, and the like; vegetable oils such as soybean oil, rapeseed oil, olive oil, castor oil, sunflower seed oil, coconut oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, linseed oil, palm oil, peanut oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, tung oil and the like; esters of the above vegetable oils; esters of monoalcohols or dihydric, trihydric, or other lower polyalcohols (4-6 hydroxy containing), such as 2-ethyl hexyl stearate, n-butyl oleate, isopropyl myristate, propylene glycol dioleate, di-octyl succinate, di-butyl adipate, di-octyl phthalate and the like; esters of mono, di and polycarboxylic acids and the like. Organic solvents include, but are not limited to toluene, xylene, petroleum naphtha, crop oil, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexanone, trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene, ethyl acetate, amyl acetate, butyl acetate, propylene glycol monomethyl ether and diethylene glycol monomethyl ether, methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, amyl alcohol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerine, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, N,N-dimethyl alkylamides, dimethyl sulfoxide.

Solid carriers that may be employed in the compositions of the present invention may include but are not limited to attapulgite, pyrophyllite clay, silica, kaolin clay, kieselguhr, chalk, diatomaceous earth, lime, calcium carbonate, bentonite clay, Fuller's earth, talc, cottonseed hulls, wheat flour, soybean flour, pumice, wood flour, walnut shell flour, lignin, cellulose etc.

In an aspect, the present invention may provide methods of controlling weeds at a locus, said method comprising application of a combination of clodinafop propargyl, pendimethalin and metribuzin.

Thus, embodiments of the present invention may provide, method of controlling weeds at a locus, said method comprising application of combinations of clodinafop propargyl, pendimethalin, Metribuzin and optionally a fourth active.

In an embodiment, the fourth active, may selected from herbicide, insecticide, fungicide, biological agent, plant growth activator, fertilizers or combinations thereof.

The target weeds may be selected from Alopecurus myosuroides Huds. (blackgrass, ALOMY), Amaranthus palmeri (Palmer amaranth, AMAPA) Amaranthus viridis (slender amaranth, AMAVI), Avena fatua (wild oat, AVEFA), Brachiaria decumbens Stapf. or Urochloa decumbens (Stapf), Brachiaria brizantha or Urochloa brizantha, Brachiaria platyphylla (Groseb.) Nash or Urochloa platyphylla (broadleaf signalgrass, BRAPP), Brachiaria plantaginea. or Urochloa plantaginea (alexandergrass, BRAPL), Cenchrus echinatus (southern sandbur, CENEC), Digitaria horizontalis Willd. (Jamaican crabgrass, DIGHO), Digitaria insularis (sourgrass, TRCIN), Digitaria sanguinalis (large crabgrass, DIGSA), Echinochloa crus-galli (barnyardgrass, ECHCG), Echinochloa colonum (junglerice, ECHCO), Eleusine indica Gaertn. (goosegrass, ELEIN), Lolium multiflorum Lam. (Italian ryegrass, LOLMU), Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. (fall panicum, PANDI), Panicum miliaceum L. (wild-proso millet, PANMI), Sesbania exaltata (hemp sesbania, SEBEX), Setaria faberi Herrm. (giant foxtail, SETFA), Setaria viridis (green foxtail, SETVI), Sorghum halepense (Johnsongrass, SORHA), Sorghum bicolor, Moench ssp., Arundinaceum (shattercane, SORVU), Cyperus esculentus (yellow nutsedge, CYPES), Cyperus rotundus (purple nutsedge, CYPRO), Abutilon theophrasti (velvetleaf, ABUTH), Amaranthus species (pigweeds and amaranths, AMASS), Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (common ragweed, AMBEL), Ambrosia psilostachya DC. (western ragweed, AMBPS), Ambrosia trifida (giant ragweed, AMBTR), Anoda cristata (spurred anoda, ANVCR), Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed, ASCSY), Bidens pilosa (hairy beggarticks, BIDPI), Borreria species (BOISS), Borreria alata or Spermacoce alata Aubl. or Spermacoce latifolia (broadleaf buttonweed, BOILF), Chenopodium album L. (common lambsquarters, CHEAL), Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle, CIRAR), Commelina benghalensis (tropical spiderwort, COMBE), Datura stramonium (jimsonweed, DATST), Daucus carota (wild carrot, DAUCA), Euphorbia heterophylla (wild poinsettia, EPHHL), Euphorbia hirta or Chamaesyce hirta (garden spurge, EPHHI), Euphorbia dentata Michx. (toothed spurge, EPHDE), Erigeron bonariensis or Conyza bonariensis (hairy fleabane, ERIBO), Erigeron canadensis or Conyza canadensis (horseweed, ERICA), Conyza sumatrensis (tall fleabane, ERIFL), Helianthus annuus (common sunflower, HELAN), Jacquemontia tamnifolia (smallflower morningglory, IAQTA), Ipomoea hederacea (ivyleaf morningglory, IPOHE), Ipomoea lacunosa (white morningglory, IPOLA), Lactuca serriola (prickly lettuce, LACSE), Portulaca oleracea (common purslane, POROL), Richardia species (pusley, RCHSS), Salsola tragus (Russian thistle, SASKR), Sida species (sida, SIDSS), Sida spinosa (prickly sida, SIDSP), Sinapis arvensis (wild mustard, SINAR), Solanum ptychanthum (eastern black nightshade, SOLPT), Tridax procumbens (coat buttons, TRQPR), Rumex dentatus (RUMDE)or Xanthium strumarium (common cocklebur, XANST).

In an embodiment, the combinations of the present invention may be applied to the locus either simultaneously or sequentially, such that Clodinafop, the second herbicide and third herbicide may be applied in a tank mix or as a pre-mixed composition.

Thus, in this aspect, the present invention provides a tank-mix comprising:
(a) at least one acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor selected from arylphenoxy-propionate herbicides, cyclohexanedione herbicides, or phenylpyrazoline herbicides;
(b) at least one photosynthesis II inhibitor selected from a triazine herbicide, a triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, triazolinone herbicide, uracil herbicide, pyridazinone herbicide, a triazolopyrimidine herbicide, or phenyl-carbamate herbicide;
(c) at least one microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide selected from a dinitroaniline herbicide, a phosphoroamidate herbicide, pyridine herbicide, benzamide herbicide, or a benzoic acid herbicide.

In an embodiment, the present invention may be applied either pre or post emergent. The advantage of the combination is surprisingly good residual effects, when applied in pre-emergent as well as quick knockdown when applied post emergent leading to quick control of weeds. In another embodiment, the present invention may be applied for quick burndown of weeds. Another advantage is quick knockdown in the case of burndown.

The method of control of the present invention may be carried out by spraying the suggested tank mixes, or the individual herbicides may be formulated as a kit-of-parts containing various components that may be mixed as instructed prior to spraying.

In an embodiment, the present invention provides a kit-of-parts comprising a plurality of components, wherein said plurality of components comprises:
(a) at least a first component comprising an acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor selected from arylphenoxy-propionate herbicides, cyclohexanedione herbicides, or phenylpyrazoline herbicides;
(b) at least a second component comprising a photosynthesis II inhibitor selected from a triazine herbicide, a triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, triazolinone herbicide, uracil herbicide, pyridazinone herbicide, a triazolopyrimidine herbicide, or phenyl-carbamate herbicide;
(c) at least a third component comprising a microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide selected from a dinitroaniline herbicide, a phosphoroamidate herbicide, pyridine herbicide, benzamide herbicide, or a benzoic acid herbicide.

In an embodiment, the kit-of-parts comprises an instructions manual, said instructions manual comprising instructions directing a user to admix the components before being used.

In an embodiment, the components of the present invention may be packaged such that clodinafop propargyl, the first herbicide and the second herbicide may be packaged separately and then tank mixed before the spraying.

In another embodiment, the components of the present invention may be packaged such that clodinafop propargyl, the first herbicide and the second herbicide may be packaged separately, whereas other additives are packaged separately, such that the two maybe tank mixed at the time of spraying.

In another embodiment, the components of the present invention may be packaged as composition such that clodinafop propargyl, the first herbicide and the second herbicide are formulated into one composition and other additives are packaged separately, such that the two maybe tank mixed at the time of spraying.

Surprisingly, it has been found by the present inventors, that clodinafop propargyl, the first herbicide and the second herbicide of the present invention, when applied individually, was ineffective in the control of weeds, but demonstrated excellent synergistic control on when applied together. The combination controlled the weed both pre and post emergently. As will be demonstrated by the examples, the combination of clodinafop propargyl, the first herbicide and the second herbicide synergistically controlled broadleaf as well as grasses and sedges at a locus. The current invention therefore provides advantageous methods of controlling weeds both pre and post emergently. The present method also provides a broader spectrum of controlling weeds that helps in resistance management, thus preventing the weed from becoming resistant to either of the herbicides while providing a broader spectrum of control at lower use rates.

Examples:

Field trial were conducted to check the efficacy of the combination of clodinafop Propargyl + Metribuzin + Pendimethalin. These trials were conducted in spring wheat crop for the percentage weed control. The results are depicted in table 1:

Dose Percentage weed control burn down symptoms generation on different grasses
PHAMI RUMDE PHAMI RUMDE PHAMI RUMDE
Active Rate g-ai/ha 30 DAA 45 DAA 75 DAA
Untreated Check - 48.3 3.3 51.7 3.3 51.7 3.3
Clodinafop – propargyl 60 g/ha 76.7 b 81.7 b 73.3 c 80.0 b 70.0 b 79.0 b
Clodinafop-propargyl + Metribuzin 60 + 210 g/ha 76.7 b 85.0 ab 73.3 c 83.3 ab 71.7 b 81.7 ab
Clodinafop-propargyl + Metribuzin + Pendimethalin 60 + 252 + 812 g/ha 97.0 a 94.3 a 95.0 a 93.3 a 93.3 a 91.7 a
LSD P = 0.05 9.69 7.25 11.5 8.39 9.64 7.82
SD 5.45 4.08 6.46 4.71 5.42 4.4
CV 6.36 5.41 7.78 6.53 6.72 6.21

Means followed by same letter or symbol do not differ significantly (P=.05, Student-Newman-Keuls)
Mean comparisons performed only when AOV Treatment P(F) is significant at mean comparison OSL.

TABLE 1

Thus, in an embodiment, the present invention provides a combination comprising clodinafop-propargyl in an amount of 60 g/ha, metribuzin in an amount of 252 g/ha and pendimethalin in an amount of 812 g/ha.

The results in table 1 clearly demonstrates synergy between Clodinafop Propargyl + metribuzin and pendimethalin in controlling various weeds.

Thus, in an embodiment, it was surprisingly found that the addition of a microtubule assembly inhibitor to a combination of a photosystem II inhibitor and an acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor led to a surprising and unexpected synergistic enhancement in efficacy of the combination of a photosystem II inhibitor and an acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor.

In an embodiment, it was surprisingly found that the addition of pendimethalin to a combination of clodinafop-propargyl and metribuzin led to a surprising and unexpected synergistic enhancement in efficacy of the combination of clodinafop-propargyl and metribuzin.

In an embodiment, it was surprisingly found that the addition of a photosystem II inhibitor to a combination of a microtubule assembly inhibitor and an acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor led to a surprising and unexpected synergistic enhancement in efficacy of the combination of a microtubule assembly inhibitor and an acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor.

In an embodiment, it was surprisingly found that the addition of metribuzin to a combination of clodinafop-propargyl and pendimethalin led to a surprising and unexpected synergistic enhancement in efficacy of the combination of clodinafop-propargyl and pendimethalin.

In an embodiment, it was surprisingly found that the addition of a acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor to a combination of a microtubule assembly inhibitor and a photosystem II inhibitor led to a surprising and unexpected synergistic enhancement in efficacy of the combination of a microtubule assembly inhibitor and a photosystem II inhibitor.

In this embodiment, it was surprisingly found that the addition of clodinafop-propargyl to a combination of metribuzin and pendimethalin led to a surprising and unexpected synergistic enhancement in efficacy of the combination of metribuzin and pendimethalin.

In an embodiment, the present invention provides a combination comprising clodinafop-propargyl, pendimethalin, and metribuzin wherein pendimethalin and metribuzin are used in a ratio of about 6:1.

In an embodiment, the present invention provides a combination comprising clodinafop-propargyl, pendimethalin, and metribuzin wherein pendimethalin is used in an amount of about 384.4 g/ha and metribuzin is used in an amount of about 65.6 g/ha.

In an embodiment, the present invention provides a combination comprising clodinafop-propargyl, pendimethalin, and metribuzin wherein pendimethalin and metribuzin are present as a ZC formulation.

In an embodiment, the present invention provides a combination comprising clodinafop-propargyl, pendimethalin, and metribuzin wherein pendimethalin and metribuzin are present as a ZC formulation, wherein said ZC formulation comprises encapsulated pendimethalin and a suspension concentrate of metribuzin.

In an embodiment, the present invention provides a combination comprising clodinafop-propargyl, pendimethalin, and metribuzin wherein pendimethalin and metribuzin are present as a ZC formulation, wherein said ZC formulation comprises capsule suspension (CS) of pendimethalin and a suspension concentrate (SC) of metribuzin.
While the foregoing written description of the invention enables one of ordinary skill to make and use what is considered presently to be the best mode thereof, those of ordinary skill will understand and appreciate the existence of variations, combinations, and equivalents of the specific embodiment, method, and examples herein. The invention should therefore not be limited by the above described embodiment, method, and examples, but by all embodiments and methods within the scope and spirit of the invention.
,CLAIMS:1. A herbicidal combination comprising:
(a) at least one acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor selected from arylphenoxy-propionate herbicides, cyclohexanedione herbicides, or phenylpyrazoline herbicides;
(b) at least one photosynthesis II inhibitor selected from a triazine herbicide, a triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, triazolinone herbicide, uracil herbicide, pyridazinone herbicide, a triazolopyrimidine herbicide, or phenyl-carbamate herbicide;
(c) at least one microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide selected from a dinitroaniline herbicide, a phosphoroamidate herbicide, pyridine herbicide, benzamide herbicide, or a benzoic acid herbicide.

2. The herbicidal combination as claimed in claim 1 wherein
a. a arylphenoxy-propionate herbicides is selected from of clodinafop, clodinafop-propargyl, cyhalofop-butyl, diclofop, diclofop-methyl, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, fenoxaprop-P, fenoxaprop-ethyl, fenoxaprop, fluazifop, fluazifop-butyl, fluazifop-P-butyl, haloxyfop, haloxyfop-etotyl, haloxyfop-P-methyl, propaquizafop, quizalofop, quizalofop-ethyl, quizalofop-P, quizalofop-P-ethyl, and quizalofop-P-tefuryl;
b. a cyclohexanedione herbicides is selected from fenquinotrione, ketospiradox, lancotrione, mesotrione, sulcotrione, tefuryltrione or tembotrione;
c. a phenylpyrazoline herbicides is selected from fluazolate, nipyraclofen, pinoxaden or pyraflufen.

3. The herbicidal combination as claimed in claim 1 wherein
a. a triazine herbicide is selected from dipropetryn, fucaojing, trihydroxytriazine, atrazine, chlorazine, cyanazine, cyprazine, eglinazine, ipazine, mesoprazine, procyazine, proglinazine, propazine, sebuthylazine, simazine, terbuthylazine, trietazine, indaziflam, triaziflam, atraton, methometon, prometon, secbumeton, simeton, terbumeton, ametryn, aziprotryne, cyanatryn, desmetryn, dimethametryn, methoprotryne, prometryn, simetryn, and terbutryn;
b. a triazinone herbicide is selected from ametridione, amibuzin, ethiozin, hexazinone, isomethiozin, metamitron, metribuzin and trfludimoxazin;
c. a triazole herbicide is selected from amitrole, cafenstrole, epronaz and flupoxam;
d. a triazolone herbicide is selected from amicarbazone, bencarbazone, carfentrazone, flucarbazone, ipfencarbazone, propoxycarbazone, sulfentrazone and thiencarbazone;
e. a triazolinone herbicide is selected from carfentrazone, flucarbazone and sulfentrazone;
f. a uracil herbicide is selected from benzfendizone, bromacil, butafenacil, flupropacil, isocil, lenacil, saflufenacil, terbacil or tiafenacil;
g. a pyridazinone herbicide is selected from brompyrazon, chloridazon, dimidazon, flufenpyr, metflurazon, norflurazon, oxapyrazon or pydanon
h. a triazolopyrimidine herbicide is selected from cloransulam, diclosulam, florasulam, flumetsulam, metosulam, penoxsulam and pyroxsulam;
i. a phenyl-carbamate herbicide is selected from desmedipham and phenmedipham;

4. The herbicidal combination as claimed in claim 1 wherein
a. a dinitroaniline herbicide is selected from benfluralin, butralin, chlornidine, dinitramine, dipropalin, ethalfluralin, fluchloralin, isopropalin, nitralin, oryzalin, pendimethalin, prodiamine, profluralin and trifluralin;
b. a phosphoroamidate herbicide is selected from amiprofos-methyl or butamifos;
c. a pyridine herbicide is selected from aminopyralid, cliodinate, clopyralid, diflufenican, dithiopyr, florpyrauxifen, flufenican, fluroxypyr, halauxifen, haloxydine, picloram, picolinafen, pyriclor, pyroxsulam, thiazopyr, and triclopyr;
d. a benzamide herbicide is selected from pronamide or isoxaben.
e. a benzoic acid herbicide is selected from cambendichlor, chloramben, dicamba, 2,3,6-TBA, tricamba, bispyribac, pyriminobac or pyrithiobac.

5. A herbicidal composition comprising:
(a) at least one acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor selected from arylphenoxy-propionate herbicides, cyclohexanedione herbicides, or phenylpyrazoline herbicides;
(b) at least one photosynthesis II inhibitor selected from a triazine herbicide, a triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, triazolinone herbicide, uracil herbicide, pyridazinone herbicide, a triazolopyrimidine herbicide, or phenyl-carbamate herbicide;
(c) at least one microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide selected from a dinitroaniline herbicide, a phosphoroamidate herbicide, pyridine herbicide, benzamide herbicide, or a benzoic acid herbicide; and
(d) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

6. A herbicidal combination comprising:
(a) at least one acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor selected from clodinafop-propargyl, clodinafop, haloxyfop, haloxyfop-etotyl, haloxyfop-P-methyl, quizalofop, quizalofop-ethyl, quizalofop-P, quizalofop-P-ethyl, or quizalofop-P-tefuryl, mesotrione, sulcotrione, tembotrione, or pinoxaden;
(b) at least one photosynthesis II inhibitor selected from atrazine, hexazinone, metamitron, metribuzin, flucarbazone, sulfentrazone, penoxsulam, saflufencil, desmedipham or phenmedipham; and
(c) at least one microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide selected from oryzalin, pendimethalin, diflufenican, fluroxypyr, halauxifen, picloram, pyroxsulam, dicamba or bispyribac.

7. A herbicidal combination comprising:
a. clodinafop propargyl, hexazinone, and oryzalin
b. clodinafop propargyl, hexazinone, and pendimethalin
c. clodinafop propargyl, metamitron, and oryzalin
d. clodinafop propargyl, metamitron and pendimethalin
e. clodinafop propargyl, metribuzin and oryzalin
f. clodinafop propargyl, metribuzin, and pendimethalin
g. clodinafop propargyl, carfentrazone, and oryzalin
h. clodinafop propargyl, carfentrazone, and pendimethalin
i. clodinafop propargyl, flucarbazone, and oryzalin
j. clodinafop propargyl, flucarbazone, and pendimethalin
k. clodinafop propargyl, sulfentrazone and oryzalin.
l. clodinafop propargyl, sulfentrazone and pendimethalin
m. clodinafop propargyl, penoxsulam, and oryzalin
n. clodinafop propargyl, penoxsulam and pendimethalin

8. A method of controlling weeds at a locus wherein said method comprises applying to the locus a herbicidal combination comprising:
(a) at least one acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor selected from arylphenoxy-propionate herbicides, cyclohexanedione herbicides, or phenylpyrazoline herbicides;
(b) at least one photosynthesis II inhibitor selected from a triazine herbicide, a triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, triazolinone herbicide, uracil herbicide, pyridazinone herbicide, a triazolopyrimidine herbicide, or phenyl-carbamate herbicide;
(c) at least one microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide selected from a dinitroaniline herbicide, a phosphoroamidate herbicide, pyridine herbicide, benzamide herbicide, or a benzoic acid herbicide.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the weed is Phalaris minor.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the weed is Rumex dentatus.

11. Kit-of-parts comprising a plurality of components, wherein said plurality of components comprises:
(a) at least a first component comprising an acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor selected from arylphenoxy-propionate herbicides, cyclohexanedione herbicides, or phenylpyrazoline herbicides;
(b) at least a second component comprising a photosynthesis II inhibitor selected from a triazine herbicide, a triazinone herbicide, triazole herbicide, triazolone herbicide, triazolinone herbicide, uracil herbicide, pyridazinone herbicide, a triazolopyrimidine herbicide, or phenyl-carbamate herbicide;
(c) at least a third component comprising a microtubule assembly inhibitor herbicide selected from a dinitroaniline herbicide, a phosphoroamidate herbicide, pyridine herbicide, benzamide herbicide, or a benzoic acid herbicide.