Abstract: Triazole compounds I ##STR1## where A is C.sub.7 -C.sub.20 -alkyl or unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, naphthyl or pyridyl, and R is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -alkenyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -alkynyl or is --COR.sup.x or --SO.sub.2 R.sup.x, where R.sup.x is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl or phenyl, and their environmentally compatible salts, and herbicides containing one or more triazole compounds I, IA or IB ##STR2## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, cyclopropyl or unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -alkenyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -alkynyl or is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkenyloxy or C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkynyloxy, and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each hydrogen, adamantyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkyl or, together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded, form unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 -bicycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.

Abstract: N-aminotriazole derivatives of the general formulae Ia and Ib ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkenyl, tetrahydropyranyl or norbornyl, or phenyl, biphenyl, naphthyl or pyridyl, and the aromatic radicals may carry from one to five halogen atoms and/or from one to three of the following groups: hydroxyl, phenoxy, nitro, amino, cyano, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkoxy and/or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylthio, and their salts which are environmentally compatible and tolerated by crops.