Abstract: The present invention provides a method for increasing the efficacy of a herbicidal compound of formula I which comprises applying an effective amount of said herbicidal compound directly to the soil in the form of a solid granule or solid powder which contains said herbicidal compound and at least one inert solid carrier. It is another object of this invention to provide solid granular or powder compositions of herbicidal compounds of formula I and at least one inert solid carrier, as well as methods for the use of said compositions in the control of weeds.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for increasing the efficacy of a herbicidal compound of formula I 1

Abstract: The invention relates to methods for protecting cereal crops from injury caused by a herbicidally effective amount of a herbicide, in particular, herbicides selected from the group consisting of AHAS-inhibiting, ACCase-inhibiting and HPPD-inhibiting herbicides, which comprises applying to the crop plant, the seed of the crop, or the soil surrounding the crop or crop seed an effective non-phytotoxic antidotal amount of a benzothiazole derivative of formula I wherein A represents an alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, hydroxy, cyano or nitro group or a group of the formula  in which W represents O or S, and R represents a hydroxy, thiol, alkoxy, thioalkyl, amino, alkylamino or dialkylamino group; and X represents CH or N; Also included are safened herbicidal compositions comprising a herbicidally effective amount of a herbicide and an effective nonphytotoxic antidotal amount a benzothiazole derivative of formula I.

Abstract: A herbicidal composition comprising a compound of formula A ##STR1## or an agrochemically acceptable salt thereof and at least one compound from the substance classes of formulae I-VII.

Abstract: Herbicidal compositions comprising S-metolachlor and at least one additional herbicide selected from atrazine, terbuthylazine, flumetsulan, pendimethalin, metosulam, pyridate, glyphosate, glufosinate, cyanazine, dicamba, halosulfuron, prosulfuron, primisulfuron, sulcotrione, metribuzin, BAY FOE 5043, and salts thereof. The compositions may also contain the safener benoxacor.