Claims
- 1. A herbicidal pyridine compound of the formula (I): ##STR9## wherein Z is trifluoromethyl, Y is hydrogen or chlorine, and X is an --OSO.sub.2 R.sup.4 group where R.sup.4 is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons; an --OSO.sub.3 R.sup.4 group; an alkanoylamido group of 1 to 4 carbons.
- 2. A method of inhibiting the growth of unwanted plants, which comprises applying to the locus of the plants, before their emergence, a herbicidally effective amount of a compound as claimed in claim 1, in a herbicidally effective amount.
- 3. A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the compound is applied at the rate of from 0.1 to 5 kilograms per hectare.
- 4. a herbicidal composition, comprising as an active ingredient herbicidally effective amount of a compound as claimed in claim 1, in admixture with a carrier comprising a solid or liquid diluent.
Priority Claims (1)
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604/78 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a division, of application Ser. No. 286,553, filed July 24, 1981 abandoned which is a divisional of Ser. No. 165,125, filed as PCT GB79/00023 on Feb. 5, 1979, published as WO79/00064 on Sep. 6, 1979, .sctn.102(e) date Oct. 12, 1979, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,302,242.
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Divisions (2)
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286553 |
Jul 1981 |
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165125 |
Oct 1979 |
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