Claims
- 1. Water-dispersible granules comprising
- a) 10 to 90% by weight of D, L or L-glufosinate-ammonium or mixtures of these compounds with diuron, linuron, monolinuron, aminotriazole, imazapyr, oxyfluorofen, simazine, diuron and simazine, or with the sulfonylureas Hoe 75032, DPX T 6376, DPX L 5300 or DPX M 6316,
- b) 10 to 90% by weight of at least one solid wetting agent selected from the group consisting of alkanesulfonates, alkylnaphthalenesulfonates, (C.sub.14 -C.sub.19)-olefinsulfonates, alkyl polyglycol ether sulfonates, alkyl diglycol ether sulfates, alkylsulfosuccinic monoesters, fatty acid isethionates and fatty acid N-methyltaurides, or a mixture of at least one of the above solid wetting agents, and an ammonium salt, and
- c) 0 to 50% by weight of customary formulation agents.
- 2. Water-dispersible granules as claimed in claim 1 comprising
- a) 20 to 80% by weight of at least one plant protection agent,
- b) 20 to 85% by weight of at least one solid wetting agent, at least one ammonium salt, or a mixture thereof,
- c) 0 to 15% by weight of customary formulation agents.
- 3. The granules as claimed in claim 1, wherein the customary formulation agents are selected from the group consisting of inert substances, fillers, dispersants, binders, wetting agents, penetrants, tackifiers, adhesives and antifoaming agents.
- 4. The granules as claimed in claim 1, comprising at least one plant protection agent and at least one solid wetting agent in the absence of solvent.
- 5. The granules as claimed in claim 1, wherein the solid wetting agent is a (C.sub.14 -C.sub.19)-olefin sulfonate.
- 6. The granules as claimed in claim 1, wherein the solid wetting agent is an alkyl diglycol ether sulfate.
- 7. The granules as claimed in claim 1, which contain ammonium salt and solid wetting agent in a ratio by weight of ammonium salt:wetting agent of up to 1.5:1.
- 8. The granules as claimed in claim 7, wherein the ratio by weight is up to 1:1.
- 9. A method of controlling undesired plant growth, which comprises dispersing the granules as defined in claim 1 in water to give a spray liquor and applying an effective amount of the spray liquor to the plants or the areas under cultivation.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 07/884,701, filed May 18, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,364,832 which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/565,666, filed Aug. 10, 1990, abandoned.
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