Abstract: Disclosed is a herbicidal composition which combines two known active ingredients at concentrations of the individual active ingredients below the level generally necessary for the individual ingredients to exhibit herbicidal activity. The herbicidal activity of the disclosed composition is greater than that of either of the individual active ingredients used alone. One of the active ingredients is a fatty acid based composition selected from caprylic acid, pelargonic acid, capric acid, undecanoic acid, 10-undecanoic acid, lauric acid, oleic acid, salts thereof and mixtures thereof. In addition, other fatty acid or fatty acid salt mixtures may be used, such as soybean fatty acid or coconut fatty acid. This component is present at a concentration range of about 0.1 to 3.0 percent by weight. The other active ingredient is a glyphosate-based herbicidal active ingredient, e.g., the isopropyl amine salt of N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine, present at about 0.08 to 1.0 percent by weight.

Abstract: A method is provided of enhancing the herbicidal activity of a glyphosate herbicide, comprising adding to the glyphosate herbicide a mixture of a first surfactant and a second surfactant at a weight ratio of total surfactant to glyphosate of about 1:30 to about 2:1, wherein the first surfactant has a chemical structure comprising a cationic or protonatable amino group and a C8-24 linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group, and the second surfactant has the formula R—CO—NR?—(CR?2)n—COOM where R is a C7-23 linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group, n is 1 to 4, M is hydrogen or a cationic counterion, and R? groups are each independently hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl or a group —(CH2)m—COOM where m is 1 to 4 and M is as defined immediately above, with the proviso that no more than one R? group is such a group —(CH2)m—COOM; the weight ratio of the first to the second surfactant being about 1:10 to about 10:1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to surfactant systems and in particular herbicidal compositions comprising a water soluble herbicide and/or a salt thereof and a surfactant system, wherein the surfactant system comprises at least two surfactants selected from the group consisting of: i) alkyldiamine tetraalkoxylate surfactants; ii) N-alkyl alkyldiamine trialkoxylate surfactants; and iii) phosphated alcohol alkoxylate surfactants.

Abstract: This invention provides an agricultural chemical composition comprising an enhancer for agricultural chemicals, which is excellent in stability even when compounded at high concentration, and exerts an excellent effect-enhancing action on agricultural chemicals. A specific amine oxide having a C6-30 alkyl or alkenyl group or an alkylphenyl group having a C6-17 alkyl group, and an amide alkyl group or oxyalkylene group is used as the enhancer for agricultural chemicals.

Abstract: The present invention teaches polyhydric organosilicones and their use, a preferred of which is as adjuvants for pesticides. The polyhydric organosilicone have siloxane backbones with pendant, terminal or intermediate polyhydric groups. The polyhydric groups or the silioxane may be functionalized further with amine, alkyl and/or alkyleneoxide groups.

Abstract: Surfactant adjuvants that improve the bioefficacy of herbicides by combining known surfactancy, or wetting characteristics, of sulfosuccinate or sulfosuccinamate-based surfactants, with the proven bioefficiacy characteristics of alkoxylated amine-based surfactants. The surfactant adjuvants contain an amine-based surfactant, and a sulfosuccinate or sulfosuccinamate-based surfactant. The surfactant adjuvants are combined with herbicidal active ingredients, and optionally, one or more formulation aids to form herbicide compositions that have a reduced tendency to cause eye and skin irritation and can be used to control unwanted weeds or vegetation.

Abstract: The invention provides a glyphosate composition comprising a mixture of salts of glyphosate comprising each of potassium and isopropylammonium salts.

Abstract: A process for oxidizing a hydroxymethylphosphonic acid compound to produce a formylphosphonic acid compound is described. The oxidation reaction is carried out in the presence of an oxidant and a catalyst. For example, hydroxymethylphosphonic acid (HMPA) is oxidized by oxygen or hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a copper-containing catalyst to give formylphosphonic acid (FPA). Formylphosphonic acid can then be reacted with glycine to produce a condensation product which, upon hydrogenation, yields glyphosate. Glyphosate can be incorporated into various formulations for use as a herbicide. In addition to glycine, formylphosphonic acid can also be reacted with ammonia, ethanolamine, or other primary amines to form a precursor compound, which can be converted to glyphosate.

Abstract: The invention pertains to new composition and a method for increasing the solubility of various agricultural compounds in water at a low pH. The compounds included in this patent are typically not soluble at pH ranges less than 7 to produce commercially viable liquid concentrates. This method requires the use of amine-containing surfactants and organic acids to lower the pH of various compounds and also keep them soluble in water.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the recovery of N-phosphonomethylglycine from an aqueous mixture which contains N-phosphonomethylglycine, ammonium halides, and alkali metal or alkaline earth metal halides and optionally organic impurities in dissolved form, where

Abstract: The invention relates to a herbicidal composition comprising: (a) glyphosate acid or an agriculturally acceptable salt or derivative thereof, and (b) a surface active component having formula (i) or a quaternized form thereof or the amine oxide derivative thereof, wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent a straight or branched chain alkyl or alkenyl group having from 4 to 24 C-atoms, R3 in each (R3—O)-group may be the same or different and represents alkylene having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and x and y are average numbers such that x+y is in the range from 2 to 160. It further relates to adjuvant compositions comprising such surface active compounds and to a method for the control compositions. These compositions show improved herbicidal efficacy and may contain high concentrations of glyphosate.

Abstract: The invention provides a glyphosate composition comprising a mixture of salts of glyphosate comprising each of potassium and isopropylammonium salts.

Abstract: The present invention provides a concentrated herbicide composition containing a glyphosate isopropylammonium salt and a polyoxyalkylene alkylamine surfactant. The concentrated herbicide composition can be formulated to exhibit decreased viscosity by reducing the amount of isopropyl amine used to prepare the glyphosate salt while maintaining the high concentration of the glyphosate salt.

Abstract: A method of enhancing inhibition of plant growth comprising mixing a herbicide and an adjuvant to form a herbicidal mixture and applying the herbicidal mixture to the plant, wherein the adjuvant is isopropylammonium sulfate.

Abstract: An aqueous agrochemical composition comprises an agrochemical active ingredient such as glyphosate, paraquat or fomesafen and an adjuvant of formula (I): X—(R3O)a—R4—NR2R1 and salts thereof, wherein R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen or a lower alkyl group or a group X—(R3O)a—R4— wherein X is —OH or a lower alkoxy group; R3O is an ethoxy, propoxy or butoxy group or a random or block mixture thereof; R4 is a linear or branched chain alkylene bridging group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; X is (IA)—OH or a lower alkyloxy group; or (IB) a group R5R6N— or R5R6N—R7—; or (IC) a group (I) wherein a, is from 1 to 400 or if X is of formula IC, the sum of a, b and c is from 3 to 400 and d is 0 or 1.

Abstract: A solid herbicidal formulation of N-(phosphonometyl)glycine is described, in powder, granule, or flake form, soluble or dispersible in water, is described, containing Glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine) in the form of hydrosoluble salt and also including 5% to 30% in weiglit of one or more tensioactive agents, soluble in water, compatible with glyphosate and which are solid at ambient temperature, i.e. at approximately 25° C. The process for preparation of said herbicidal formulation is also described.

Abstract: A phytosanitary treatment method by foliar absorption that uses a composition with at least a water soluble phytosanitary active principle and at least a modified oil, the composition having at least a phytosanitary active principle, at least a vegetable oil and/or an ethoxylated vegetable oil ester.

Abstract: A process is provided for preparing a downstream processable ammonium glyphosate paste. The process includes mixing in a reactor (i) particulate glyphosate acid, (ii) ammonia, (iii) adjuvant, and (iii) water. The reaction of glyphosate acid with ammonia causes the generation of heat resulting in the partial evaporation of the water such that an ammonium glyphosate paste is formed, having a moisture content of about 2% to about 20% by weight. The addition of the adjuvant to the reactor (i) increases the rate at which the glyphosate acid and ammonia react to form ammonium glyphosate and/or (ii) reduces the flow resistance of the reaction mass as it is being conveyed to the product discharge region of the reactor. The ammonium glyphosate paste may then be further processed to form a granular herbicidal composition.

Abstract: This invention provides for, inter alia, a method for increasing the rainfastness of an agrochemical composition without increasing its spreading properties, which comprises adding to said agrochemical composition an effective amount of one or more silicone surfactants of the formula R3Si—O—[RR′SiO—]n—O—SiR3 wherein n is 1 to 3, R is an alkyl radical with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R′ is a radical of the structure —(CH2)m—O—(C2H4O)y(C2H3R″O)z—Z,  wherein m is 2 to 6, R″ is independantly methyl, ethyl or phenyl, Z is hydrogen, an alkyl radical with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or an acyl radical with 2 to 6 carbon atoms, y is 6 to 30, z is 0 to 10, with the proviso that the ratio y/z is 1 or greater, and that the total number of alkylene oxide groups n*(y+z) in the siloxane polymer (I) is at least 12.

Abstract: Herbicidal compositions containing as the active ingredients (one or more compounds selected from among light-induced herbicidal compounds and one or more compounds selected from among organoposphorus herbicidal compounds, characterized by containing ethylenediamine alkoxylates and alcohol alkoxylates as surfactants. These herbicidal compositions have an excellent rapid action and exert a remarkable herbicidal effect in a small dose.

Abstract: A method for enhancing the effectiveness of post-emergent herbicides consists of the addition, to the post-emergent herbicidal composition, of an effective amount of a carboxylic acid diester of the formula: ROOC(CH2)nCOOR′  (I) wherein R and R′ are independently selected from a C1 to C4 alkyl group and n is from about 5 to about 9. The advantages of using a compound of formula (I) with the post-emergent herbicide include a faster visual phytotoxic response, better weed control and use of less post-emergent herbicide.

Abstract: An enhancer composition for agricultural chemicals which can enhance the effectiveness of an agricultural chemical without causing any phytotoxicity to various crops, which comprises at least one nitrogen-containing compound selected from the group consisting of a tertiary amine, a tertiary amine salt and a quaternary ammonium salt and a chelating agent, wherein the content of the chelating agent ranges from 0.01 to 30 mol per mol of the nitrogen-containing compound.

Abstract: A stable, liquid concentrate herbicidal microemulsion composition is provided. The composition comprises N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine or a salt thereof in a continuous aqueous phase and carfentrazone-ethyl in a discontinuous oil phase.

Abstract: The invention concerns a herbicide composition comprising N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine or one of its salts, at least a compound of formula (I): RO—(X)p wherein: p represents a decimal number between 1 and 5; X represents the xylose radical; and R represents a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl radical comprising 6 to 18 carbon atoms, a dispersing medium both for the active principle and the compound of formula (I), optionally, one or several surfactants and optionally one or several inert adjuvants. The invention also concerns a phytosanitary method using said composition and the use of a product of formula (I), to prepare a herbicide composition.

Abstract: A stable, solid product of selected starches, active agricultural agents and optionally surfactants and or adjuvants which is readily dispersible in aqueous medium and compatible when dispersed.

Abstract: The invention relates to surfactant systems for liquid aqueous or aqueous-organic formulations comprising a mixture of one or more basic cosurfactants and one or more surfactants from the group of the acidic phosphoric esters. The surfactant system makes possible the preparation of stable liquid formulations for active compounds, the formulations comprising (a) one or more water-soluble active compounds (type (a)) and (b) optionally one or more water-insoluble active compounds (type (b)), (c) optionally organic solvents, (d) the abovementioned surfactant system and water. The formulations are either single-phase aqueous or aqueous-organic formulations of type-(a) active compounds, for example glufosinate-ammonium or glyphosate(salts), or they are microemulsions of type-(a) and type-(b) active compounds, for example diphenyl ether herbicides.

Abstract: The invention relates to a compositions useful in the field of agricultural chemistry and methods for making and using the compositions. The compositions include (i) a permeabilizing agent, and (ii) a active component, for example, a pesticide or plant growth regulator, and can include additional components as well, for example, flow agents. The permeabilizing agent, or a mixture of permeabilizing agents, acts as an adjuvant to the active component or chemicals to improve the degree of efficacy of the active component or speed of action of the active component. The permeabilizing agents are typically one or more chelating agents, cationic materials, anionic materials, and zwitterionic materials, and include polyphosphate salts. Examples of cationic materials include polyamines such as ethylenediamine and quaternary ammonium salts. The active components can be pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, virucides, bacteriocides, and acaricides.

Abstract: A herbicidal solution contains from 30% by weight to saturation of a water soluble glyphosate salt and from 8 to 20% by weight of surfactant comprising from 10 to 100% by weight based on the total weight of surfactant of an amphoteric surfactant and from 0 to 90% by weight based on the total weight of surfactant of ether carobxylate, said solution containing less than 0.035% by weight of sodium ion. A pre-blended surfactant concentrate contains from 10 to 70% by weight ether carboxylate, from 20 to 80% by weight of low salt amphoteric surfactant and from 10 to 50% by weight of solvent.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to liquid homogenous adjuvant blends that include a liquid iminodipropionate amphoteric surfactant, ammonium sulfate and water. The liquid homogenous adjuvant blends are used in spray carrier containing herbicides for conytrol of weeds or other undesired vegetation.

Abstract: An adjuvant composition for pesticide formulations which exhibits reduced eye irritancy is comprised of a polyoxyalkylene aliphatic amine containing at least about 2 moles of an alkylene oxide group and an eye irritation reducing compound which simultaneously reduces the eye irritation caused by the polyoxyalkylene aliphatic amine and which complexes with metal ions such as calcium and iron which may be present in an aqueous solution of the adjuvant and a pesticide or a plant growth regulator. The eye irritation reducing compound is a carboxylic acid that is capable of complexing with or forming chelates with metal ions in aqueous solution while simultaneously reducing the eye irritation caused by the polyoxyalkylene aliphatic amine. The adjuvant also contains a mixture of polyhydric alcohols and, optionally, a defoamer. The adjuvant is particularly in N-phosphonomethylglycine (glyphosate) herbicidal formulations.

Abstract: Amido alkyl amine oxides, optionally blended with ether carboxylates, amphoteric surfactants, chelants, solvents, hydrotropes and/or wetting agents are used to prepare glyphosate solution concentrates.

Abstract: A storage-stable high-strength aqueous glyphosate concentrate, preferably containing greater than 400 g/l glyphosate expressed as acid, comprises the potassium salt of glyphosate, an alkylglycoside surfactant and an alkoxylated alkylamine surfactant at a preferred total concentration of alkylglycoside and alkoxylated alkylamine from about 160 to 300 g/l and at a preferred ratio of alkylglycoside to alkoxylated alkylamine of from about 1 part by weight of alkylglycoside per 1 part by weight of alkoxylated alkylamine to about 5 parts by weight of alkylglycoside per 1 part by weight of alkoxylated alkylamine

Abstract: N-Acyl sarcosinates, when combined at relatively low concentrations with 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethyl phosphinyl) butanoic herbicide (glufosinate) as an adjuvant, provide for beneficial herbicide formulations exhibiting excellent activity, little or no phytotoxicity (including aquatic toxicity), and low irritancy (including ocular irritancy).

Abstract: The invention concerns a novel composition comprising a herbicide of the glyphosate family, a herbicide of the isoxazole family and a biological activator, wherein the herbicide of the glyphosate family is selected among N-phosphomethylglycine (glyphosate acid), N-phosphomethylglycine alkaline metal salts, N-phosphomethylglycine ammonium salts and N-phosphomethylglycine trimethyisulphonium salts (sulphosate), and wherein the biological activator consists essentially of an ammonium sulphate. The invention also concerns a method for agronomic treatment of plants tolerant to glyphosate family herbicides and to isoxazole family herbicides to eliminate weeds which consists in applying in a field containing said tolerant plants an appropriate amount of the inventive composition.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for selecting soybean plants and generating soybean lines, which exhibit genetically-controlled herbicide resistance in the absence of genetic engineering, soybean lines that are herbicide resistant, and the naturally-occurring genes that confer herbicide resistance that are exposed by the aforementioned selection process. The process allows for the identification of soybean germplasm that contains naturally-occurring herbicide resistance genes and for the isolation of individual herbicide resistant soybean plants from that germplasm. The process also provides a technique whereby individual plants that express the natural gene(s) for herbicide resistance can be selected from a population of plants derived from seed representing the germplasm. Such herbicide resistance is genetically-controlled and can be reliably expressed and transferred to other soybean plants by conventional plant breeding methods.

Abstract: There is provided an essentially non-aqueous homogeneous liquid herbicide composition comprising: a) a lipophilic solvent soluble complex comprising the reaction product of: i) not in excess of about 35% by weight of one or more lipophobic herbicides having an acidic moiety; and ii) not in excess of about 99% by weight of one or more tertiary dimethylamines of the structure (CH3)2N—R wherein R contains an alkyl group of at least 8 carbon atoms and may contain other chemical moieties and wherein is at least one mole equivalent of such amine to each mole of lipophobic herbicide; b) not in excess of about 60% by weight of one or more essentially non-aqueous polar solvents having low volatility; c) not in excess of about 90% by weight of one or more additional solvents selected from the group consisting of low to medium HLB surfactants; and d) not in excess of about 99% by weight of one or more lipophilic carriers.

Abstract: The invention concerns a herbicide composition comprising N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine or one of its salts, at least a compound of formula (I): RO—(X)p wherein: p represents a decimal number between 1 and 5; X represents the xylose radical; and R represents a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl radical comprising 6 to 18 carbon atoms, a dispersing medium both for the active principle and the compound of formula (I), optionally, one or several surfactants and optionally one or several inert adjuvants. The invention also concerns a phytosanitary method using said composition and the use of a product of formula (I), to prepare a herbicide composition.

Abstract: Described are suspension concentrates that include glyphosate acid, herbicide compositions prepared therefrom, and methods of making and using each.

Abstract: A process is provided for preparing a downstream processable ammonium glyphosate paste, comprising mixing in a suitable vessel (i) particulate glyphosate acid, (ii) ammonia in an amount of about 0.8 to about 1.25 moles per mole of the glyphosate acid, and (iii) water in an amount of about 10% to about 25% by weight of all materials being mixed in the vessel, thereby causing a reaction of the glyphosate acid and ammonia that generates heat causing partial evaporation of the water, and forms an ammonium glyphosate paste having a moisture content of about 5% to about 20% by weight.

Abstract: A process is provided for preparing ammonium glyphosate flakes, comprising (a) mixing (i) solid particulate glyphosate acid, (ii) water in an amount of about 0.5 to about 3 parts by weight per part by weight of glyphosate acid, and (iii) a base that supplies ammonium cations, in an amount of about 0.8 to about 1.25 mole equivalents of ammonia per mole of glyphosate acid, to form an aqueous reaction medium; (b) allowing the glyphosate acid to react with the base in the reaction medium to form a reaction product comprising a concentrated aqueous solution of ammonium glyphosate; (c) drying the reaction product by contact thereof with a heated surface to form, primarily by evaporation of water, a solid deposit on the heated surface; and (d) scraping the solid deposit off the heated surface to recover dry flakes of ammonium glyphosate.

Abstract: An agrochemical composition with enhanced activity and phase stability is provided comprising: a) glyphosate present in an amount which is not in excess of about 25% b) one or more lipophilic solvents present in an amount which is not in excess of about 80% c) one or more lipophobic plant nutrients present in an amount which is not in excess of about 50% d) one or more oil soluble bases present in an amount which is not in excess of about 50% wherein the oil soluble base forms a lipophilic solvent soluble complex with glyphosate which is capable of coupling or assisting coupling of the lipophobic plant nutrients with the lipophilic solvents.

Abstract: The present invention provides a concentrated herbicide composition containing a glyphosate isopropylammonium salt and a polyoxyalkylene alkylamine surfactant. The concentrated herbicide composition can be formulated to exhibit decreased viscosity by reducing the amount of isopropyl amine used to prepare the glyphosate salt while maintaining the high concentration of the glyphosate salt.

Abstract: A stable, solid product of selected starches, active agricultural agents and optionally surfactants and or adjuvants which is readily dispersible in aqueous medium and compatible when dispersed.

Abstract: This invention provides for, inter alia, a method for increasing the rainfastness of an agrochemical composition without increasing its spreading properties, which comprises adding to said agrochemical composition an effective amount of one or more silicone surfactants of the formula

Abstract: A herbicidal composition is provided comprising an aqueous solution of N-phosphonomethylglycine, predominantly in the form of the potassium salt thereof, at a concentration of at least 300 g a.e./l of the composition; and a surfactant component in solution or stable suspension, emulsion, or dispersion in the water, comprising one or more surfactants in a total amount of about 20 to about 300 g/l of the composition, wherein the composition has a viscosity of less than about 250 centipoise at 0° C. or a Gardner color value less than 10.

Abstract: A process for oxidizing a hydroxymethylphosphonic acid compound to produce a formylphosphonic acid compound is described. The oxidation reaction is carried out in the presence of an oxidant and a catalyst. For example, hydroxymethylphosphonic acid (HMPA) is oxidized by oxygen or hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a copper-containing catalyst to give formylphosphonic acid (FPA). Formylphosphonic acid can then be reacted with glycine to produce a condensation product which, upon hydrogenation, yields glyphosate. Glyphosate can be incorporated into various formulations for use as a herbicide. In addition to glycine, formylphosphonic acid can also be reacted with ammonia, ethanolamine, or other primary amines to form a precursor compound, which can be converted to glyphosate.

Abstract: Adjuvants for aqueous agrochemical compositions incorporating hydrocarbyl polysaccharides can be formulated with polyalkylene glycols, particularly polyethylene glycols, without a major loss of effectiveness in the total formulation. The compositions can include other water soluble or dispersible non-ionic surfactants. The agrochemical compositions can be used to kill or inhibit vegetation where the agrochemical includes a growth regulator and/or herbicides, particularly water soluble herbicides, such as a glyphosate type herbicides; or to kill or inhibit plant pests where the agrochemical includes a pesticide, particularly an insecticide, fungicide and/or acaricide.

Abstract: A storage and shipping system for glyphosate herbicide is provided, comprising a container having a capacity of about 0.1 to about 100,000 liters or more, substantially filled with an aqueous solution of glyphosate, predominantly in the form of one or a mixture of the potassium and monoethanolammonium salts thereof, the solution having a glyphosate acid equivalent concentration of at least about 30 percent by weight. The storage and shipping system, by virtue of the relatively high specific gravity of the glyphosate salt solution, holds a greater weight of glyphosate than a system comprising an identical container substantially filled with an aqueous solution of the isopropylammonium salt of glyphosate at the same glyphosate concentration by weight. Alternatively, the container of the storage and shipping system can be smaller than that of a container holding the same weight of glyphosate in the form of the isopropylammonium salt.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel gene for S-adenosyl-L-methionine:jasmonic acid carboxyl methyltransferase, a novel jasmonic acid carboxyl methyltransferase protein synthesized therefrom, and a novel transgenic plant transformed with an expression vector containing said gene. It has been known that said enzyme synthesizes jasmonic acid methyl ester using jasmonic acid and S-adenosyl methionine as the substrate and jasmonic acid methyl ester is a compound mediating the defensive reactions upon invasion of phytopathogenic organisms and harmful insects as well as a compound for regulating the plant growth. By introducing said novel enzyme which is specifically expressed in flowers into the plant body, a transgenic plant which exhibits a resistance against phytopathogens, harmful insects and stresses without causing any adverse effect on the plant growth can be obtained.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for manufacture and use of a herbicidal formulation containing the free acid form of glyphosate and an acid. Specifically, phosphoric, citric, acetic, propionic, and phosphorous acid and their corresponding salts have been useful in this application. The acid based formulations offer lower glyphosate use rates than standard formulations.