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US 2003/0224938 A1Published application
Enhanced herbicides
AssigneeApplied CarboChemicals
InventorRobert Coleman
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InventorRobert Coleman
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The invention provides, improved herbicide compositions, methods of making the compositions and methods of controlling plant growth. The subject invention relates to combining fatty acid based and other herbicides with succinic acid, succinic acid derivatives and other additives such as those having essentially no herbicidal activity to increase the activity of the herbicide and provide methods of controlling plant growth by applying a combination of a herbicidal fatty acid with succinic acid and/or succinic acid derivative chemicals and/or other additives. In addition to the use of succinic acid, combining other Krebs cycle acids with herbicides can also provide beneficial effects. Concentrations of herbicides and additives applied to plants in accordance with the invention can include compositions involving 0.1 to 30% herbicide, preferably 0.5 to 15% herbicide and additive and more preferably 1-8% herbicide. The ratio of herbicide, such as fatty acid herbicide to activity enhancing additives can be from 1:10 to 20:1, preferably 1:1 to 20:1, most preferably 1:1 to 5:1.
A herbicidal composition, comprising:
A method of enhancing the herbicidal. activity of an organic herbicide, comprising adding to the herbicide an effective amount of an additive having substantially no herbicidal activity and thereby increasing the herbicidal activity of the herbicide.
A method of controlling plant growth, comprising:
A herbicidal composition, comprising sodium salicylate and an additive selected from the group consisting of succinic acid, succinic acid derivatives, tartaric acid, citric acid, malic acid, lactic acid, adipic acid, pine oil derivatives, limonene, ammonium tartrate, ammonium chloride, ammonium sulfate and combinations thereof.
A herbicidal composition, comprising glufosinate-ammonium or glyphosate and an additive selected from the group consisting of succinic acid, succinic acid derivatives, tartaric acid, citric acid, malic acid, lactic acid, adipic acid, pine oil derivatives, limonene, ammonium tartrate, ammonium chloride, ammonium sulfate and combinations thereof.
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