Compositions and methods for protecting cultivated plants from herbicidal injury

8-11. (Cancelled)

A method for protecting crop plants without injuring crop plants, the steps comprising:

• (a) providing a herbicidal formulation comprising at least one herbicide admixed with a repellent adjuvant comprises an organosiliconate which modifies surface properties of the formulation thereby reducing retention of the formulation on foliage of crop plants;
• and
• (b) applying the formulation to the crop plants wherein the formulation bounces off the foliage onto the soil wherein the formulation protects the crop plants without injuring the crop plants.

A method for inhibiting a weed without injuring turfgrass, the steps comprising:

• (a) providing a liquid dispersion of a herbicidal formulation comprising at least one herbicide admixed with a repellent adjuvant comprises an organosiliconate which adjuvant modifies surface properties of the formulation thereby reducing retention of the formulation on foliage of the turfgrass;
• and
• (b) applying the formulation to the turfgrass wherein the formulation bounces off the foliage onto the soil wherein the formulation inhibits growth of the weed.

32-35. (Cancelled)

A method for applying one or more postemergence herbicides for controlling weeds to a crop plant without injuring the crop plant, the steps comprising:

• (a) providing a composition comprising at least one herbicide admixed with a repellent adjuvant comprising an organosiliconate which modifies surface properties of the formulation thereby reducing retention of the formulation on foliage of crop plants;
• and
• (b) applying the formulation to the plants wherein the formulation bounces off the foliage onto the soil wherein the formulation controls the weeds without injuring the crop plant.

49-52 (Cancelled)

A composition for protecting cultivated plants comprising:

• (a) one or more of a herbicide selected from the group consisting of nicosulfron, glyphosphate, glyphosphate, primisulfron, chlorimuron, glufosinate-ammonium salt, linuron, linuron and chlorimuron ethyl, thifensulfuron, imazethapyr, imazaquin, acetochlor, alachlor, S-ethyldipropylthiocarbonate, isoxaflutole, flufenacet, metalachlor and combinations thereof;
• and
• (b) a repellent adjuvant comprising an organosiliconate for modifying surface properties of the composition so that retention of the composition on foliage of the cultivated plant is reduced.

The composition of 63 wherein the organosiliconate is selected from the group consisting of sodium methyl siliconate, potassium methyl siliconate and mixtures thereof.

66-69. (Cancelled)