Abstract: An herbicidal composition comprising one or more compounds of Formula I: where R1 and R2 are H or taken together with the carbon atoms to which the are attached form a furane ring; R3 and R4 each independently represent H, —OH or —O—(C1-C4) alkyl; and R5 is H, (C1-C4) alkyl, —(C1-C2) alkylene-O-glucoside or —COOH; and an agriculturally acceptable vehicle. There is also disclosed a method for weed control by application of compounds of Formula I and the use of the composition for controlling weeds.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 30, 2016
Date of Patent:
August 10, 2021
Assignees:
Investigaciones Biologicas en Agroquimicos Rosario S.A., The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Inventors:
Gustavo M. Sosa, Lucia M. Travaini, Helmut Walter, Charles Cantrell, Stephen Duke, Nestor Carrillo, Eduardo Ceccarelli