摘要:
A method of eliciting biological activity of an anionic exogenous chemical substance, for example the herbicide glyphosate, is provided. This method comprises preparing a plant treatment composition having the anionic exogenous chemical substance dissolved or dispersed in water, together with (a) an alkylether surfactant component consisting of one or more surfactants each having the formula: R12-O-(CH¿2?CH2O)n((CHR)2O)m-R?13¿ wherein R12 is an aliphatic saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group having about 16 to about 22 carbon atoms, n is an average number of about 5 to about 100, m is an average number of 0 to about 5, one R in each-((CHR)¿2?O)-group is hydrogen and the other R is methyl, and R?13¿ is a hydrogen, C¿1-4? alkyl or C2-4 acyl group; and (b) an amine surfactant component. The weight ratio of the alkylether surfactant component to the amine surfactant component is about 1:10 to about 10:1; and the alkylether and amine surfactant components are present in total in an adjuvant amount of about 0.05 to about 0.5 parts by weight per part by weight of the anionic exogenous chemical substance, expressed as acid equivalent. The method further comprises applying the plant treatment composition to foliage of the plant within a short period prior to rain or activation of overhead irrigation on the plant.
摘要:
A concentrate herbicidal composition is provided comprising a first herbicide that is anionic, for example the herbicide glyphosate, and a second herbicide that elicits a visible symptom of phytotoxicity in a plant within about 4 days after application to foliage of the plant. The concentrate composition further comprises (a) an alkylether surfactant component consisting of one or more surfactants each having the formula R12-O-(CH¿2?CH2O)n((CHR)2O)m-R?13¿ wherein R12 is an aliphatic saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group having about 16 to about 22 carbon atoms, n is an average number of about 5 to about 100, m is an average number of 0 to about 5, one R in each -((CHR)2O)- group is hydrogen and the other R is methyl, and R13 is a hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl or C2-4 acyl group; and (b) an amine surfactant component. The weight ratio of the alkylether surfactant component to the amine surfactant component is about 1:10 to about 10:1; and the alkylether and amine surfactant components are present in total in an adjuvant amount of about 0.05 to about 0.5 parts by weight per part by weight of the first herbicide, expressed as acid equivalent. Also provided are a plant treatment composition comprising a first herbicide, a second herbicide, an alkylether surfactant component and an amine surfactant component, all as described above, dissolved or dispersed in water, and a herbicidal method comprising applying such a plant treatment composition to foliage of a plant.