A cyclohexenone oxime ether of the formula I ##STR138## where R.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, A is a C.sub.4 -alkyl or C.sub.4 -alkenyl which chain is unsubstituted or is substituted by one to three C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkyl groups, one to three halogen atoms or from 2 to 3 of a mixture of at least one end up to 2 C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkyl and at least one and up to 2 halogen atoms, X is nitro, cyano, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkoxy, carboxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl, benzyloxycarbonyl and/or phenyl, and the aromatic radicals may carry from one to three of the following substituents:
- nitro, cyano, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyloxy, carboxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl and/or benzyloxycarbonyl, n is from 0 to 3 or from 1 to 5 when X is halogen, R.sup.2 is unsubstituted tetrahydropyran or tetrahydropyran in which the ring carries from one to three of the following substituents:
- hydrozy, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylthio, and/or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, and their agriculturally useful salts and esters of C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 -carboxylic acids and inorganic acids.