Plant protecting and regulating compositions – Plant growth regulating compositions – Organic active compound containing
Patent
1994-07-13
1997-02-11
Ford, John M.
Plant protecting and regulating compositions
Plant growth regulating compositions
Organic active compound containing
544311, 544312, 544313, 544314, C07D239553, C07D239557, C07D239545, A01N 4354
Patent
active
056020775
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to novel substituted heterocyclic compounds and a method for controlling undesired vegetation in crops including plantation and specialty crops. Some of the compounds of the instant invention have been disclosed previously for use generally as herbicides, but these disclosures provide no teachings for use of these compounds as herbicides in plantation crops.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
U.S. Pat. No. 4,859,229 discloses herbicidal utility in "cotton and soya" cultivations for compounds of the formula ##STR2## wherein, inter alia R.sup.1 is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, formyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkanoyl;
The instant invention provides a method for controlling undesired vegetation in plantation and specialty crops. Many of the compounds of the instant invention have been previously disclosed for use generally as herbicides, and such disclosures are found in U.S. Pat. No. 4,859,229, EP-A-438,209, JP 3-77,874 and EP-A-408,382. There are, however, no teachings for the use of these compounds as herbicides in plantation and specialty crops such as citrus, sugarcane, coffee, banana, oil palm, loblolly pine, rubber, cocoa, grapes, plantain, pineapple, fruit trees such as apples, and nut trees. These crops are important markets and are cultivated particularly in regions of the Pacific rim and South America. Citrus, sugarcane and loblolly pine also are grown elsewhere.
The yields of selected crops such as citrus, sugarcane, coffee, banana, oil palm, loblolly pine, rubber, cocoa, grapes, fruit trees and Bermudagrass tend to be lessened by undesired plantings such as crabgrass, johnson grass, guineagrass and the like. In addition, the yields of these crops tend to be reduced by crop plants such as corn, cotton, wheat, rice, and the like. A need therefore exists for controlling these types of plantings to improve the yields of selected crops such as those mentioned above.
This invention also provides novel substituted heterocyclic compounds and their agriculturally suitable compositions which are generally useful as herbicides, as well as methods of their use as general or selective preemergent or postemergent herbicides, or as plant growth regulants.
New compounds effective for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation are in constant demand. In the most common situation, such compounds are sought to selectively control the growth of weeds in useful crops such as sugarcane, citrus, oil palm, cotton, rice, corn, wheat and soybeans, to name a few. Unchecked weed growth in such crops can cause significant losses, reducing profit to the farmer and increasing costs to the consumer. In other situations, herbicides are desired which will control all plant growth. Examples of areas in which complete control of all vegetation is desired are areas around railroad tracks, storage tanks and industrial storage areas. There are many products commercially available for these purposes, but the search continues for products which are more effective, less costly and environmentally safe.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention comprises a method for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation in a plantation crop by applying to the locus of the crop an effective amount of a compound of Formula I ##STR3## A is O or S; R.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl optionally substituted with one or more halogen, OR.sup.5, SR.sup.6 or CN; C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkenyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkynyl, each optionally substituted with 1-3 halogen; formyl; or C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkanoyl; CHR.sup.7 CO.sub.2 R.sup.8 or may be taken together with Z; N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 ; --(CH.sub.2).sub.4 --; ##STR4## such that the linking A atom is attached to the methine carbon; R.sup.9 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 haloalkyl, cyclopropyl, vinyl, C.sub.2 alkynyl, CN, C(O)R.sup.10, CO.sub.2 R.sup.10, CONR.sup.10 R.sup.11, CR.sup.12 R.sup.13 C(O)R.sup.10, CR.sup.12 R.sup.13 CO.sub.2 R.sup.10, CR.sup.12 R.sup.13 CONR.sup.10 R.sup.11, CHR.sup.12 OH, CHR.sup.12 OC(O)R.sup.10 or CHR.sup.12
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Fukuda et al, Chemical Abstracts, 116, Abstract No. 59391v, 1992.
Amuti Kofi S.
Hong Wonpyo
Semple Joseph E.
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
Ford John M.
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