# US 8,785,351 B2 · Herbicidal compositions containing bentazon and ALS inhibitor and ACCase inhibitor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,785,351 B2 - Document ID: US8785351B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/738,453 - Filed: 2013-01-10 - Published: 2013-07-18 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2012-01-12 - Assignees: Dow AgroSciences LLC - Applicants: Dow AgroSciences LLC - Inventors: Richard K. Mann; Yi-hsiou Huang; Lap Nguyen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8785351B2 ## CPC - A01N 43/88: six-membered rings with three ring hetero atoms - A01N 43/90: having two or more relevant hetero rings, condensed among themselves or with a common carbocyclic ring system - A01N: PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF (preservation of food or foodstuff A23); BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES (preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes which kill or prevent the growth or proliferation of unwanted organisms A61K); PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS ## Abstract Herbicidal compositions comprising (a) bentazon-sodium and (b) an ALS inhibitor and (c) an ACCase inhibitor controls susceptible and resistant weeds in crops, e.g., rice, wheat, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, corn/maize, pastures, grasslands, rangelands, fallowland, turf, tree and vine orchards and IVM, but also additionally in ALS and ACC'ase tolerant crops. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A syngergistic herbicidal composition comprising three herbicidal active ingredients, wherein the herbicidal active ingredients consist of bentazon-sodium, an ALS inhibitor, and an ACCase inhibitor. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the ALS inhibitor is penoxsulam, bispyribac-sodium, azimsulfuron, bensulfuron-methyl, chloransulam, cinosulfuron, diclosulam, ethoxysulfuron, flazasulfuron, florasulam, flumetsulam, halosulfuron-methyl, imazamox, imazethapyr, imazosulfuron, iofensulfuron, metazosulfuron, metsulfuron-methyl, orthosulfamuron, propyrisulfuron, pyrazosulfuron-ethyl, pyribenzoxim, pyriftalid, pyriminobac-methyl, pyrimisulfan, pyroxsulam or triafamone. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the ACCase inhibitor is cyhalofop-butyl, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, clodinafop-propyrgyl, diclofop-methyl, fluazifop-P-butyl, haloxyfop-methyl, propaquizafop, quizalofop-P-ethyl, clethodim, cycloxydim, profoxydim, sethoxydim, tepraloxydim, tralkoxydim or pinoxaden. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the ALS inhibitor is penoxsulam and the ACCase inhibitor is cyhalofop butyl. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The composition of claim 4, wherein the weight ratio of (a) bentazon-sodium to (b) penoxsulam to (c) cyhalofop-butyl is (a) 50-150 to (b) 0.5-1.5 to (c) 4-40. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The composition of claim 4, wherein the weight ratio of (a) bentazon-sodium to (b) penoxsulam to (c) cyhalofop-butyl is (a) 70-90 to (b) 1 to (c) 8-23. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the ALS inhibitor is penoxsulam and the ACCase inhibitor is fenoxaprop-P-ethyl. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The composition of claim 7, wherein the weight ratio of (a) bentazon-sodium to (b) penoxsulam to (c) fenoxaprop-P-ethyl is (a) 50-100 to (b) 0.5-1.5 to (c) 0.5-1.5. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The composition of claim 7, wherein the weight ratio of (a) bentazon-sodium to (b) penoxsulam to (c) fenoxaprop-P-ethyl is (a) 75 to (b) 1 to (c) 1. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the ALS inhibitor is bispyribac-sodium and the ACCase inhibitor is cyhalofop-butyl. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The composition of claim 10, wherein the weight ratio of (a) bentazon-sodium to (b) bispyribac-sodium to (c) cyhalofop-butyl is (a) 25-75 to (b) 0.5-1.5 to (c) 10-20. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The composition of claim 10, wherein the weight ratio of (a) bentazon-sodium to (b) bispyribac-sodium to (c) cyhalofop-butyl is (a) 56 to (b) 1 to (c) 19. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, further comprising an agriculturally acceptable adjuvant or carrier. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) A method of controlling undesirable vegetation comprising contacting the vegetation or the locus thereof with or applying to soil or water to prevent the emergence or growth of vegetation a herbicidally effective amount of the composition of claim 1. ### Claim 15 A method of controlling undesirable vegetation comprising contacting the vegetation or the locus thereof with or applying to the soil or water to prevent the emergence or growth of vegetation a herbicidally effective amount of three herbicidal active ingredients, wherein the herbicidal active ingredients consist of bentazon-sodium, an ALS inhibitor, and an ACCase inhibitor. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein: (a) the ALS inhibitor is penoxsulam, bispyribac-sodium, azimsulfuron, bensulfuron-methyl, chloransulam, cinosulfuron, diclosulam, ethoxysulfuron, flazasulfuron, florasulam, flumetsulam, halosulfuron-methyl, imazamox, imazethapyr, imazosulfuron, iofensulfuron, metazosulfuron, metsulfuron-methyl, orthosulfamuron, propyrisulfuron, pyrazosulfuron-ethyl, pyribenzoxim, pyriftalid, pyriminobac-methyl, pyrimisulfan, pyroxsulam or triafamone; and (b) the ACCase inhibitor is cyhalofop-butyl, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, clodinafop-propyrgyl, diclofop-methyl, fluazifop-P-butyl, haloxyfop-methyl, propaquizafop, quizalofop-P-ethyl, clethodim, cycloxydim, profoxydim, sethoxydim, tepraloxydim, tralkoxydim or pinoxaden. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the ALS inhibitor is penoxsulam or bispyribac-sodium and the ACCase inhibitor is cyhalofop-butyl or fenoxaprop-P-ethyl. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the ALS inhibitor is penoxsulam and the ACCase inhibitor is cyhalofop butyl. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the ALS inhibitor is penoxsulam and the ACCase inhibitor is fenoxaprop-P-ethyl. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the ALS inhibitor is bispyribac-sodium and the ACCase inhibitor is cyhalofop-butyl. ### Claim 21 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the undesirable vegetation is controlled in the presence of rice crops. ### Claim 22 A syngergistic herbicidal composition comprising three herbicidal active ingredients, wherein the herbicidal active ingredients consist of bentazon-sodium, an ALS inhibitor, and an ACCase inhibitor, wherein (a) the ALS inhibitor is penoxsulam and the ACCase inhibitor is cyhalofop butyl, and the weight ratio of bentazon-sodium:penoxsulam:cyhalofop-butyl is 70-90:1:8-23; (b) the ALS inhibitor is penoxsulam, the ACCase inhibitor is fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, and the weight ratio of bentazon-sodium:penoxsulam:fenoxaprop-P-ethyl is 75:1:1; or (c) the ALS inhibitor is bispyribac-sodium, the ACCase inhibitor is cyhalofop-butyl, and the weight ratio of bentazon-sodium:bispyribac-sodium:cyhalofop-butyl is 56:1:19.