CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF AS BROAD BASE, POST EMERGENCE HERBICIDES

摘要

1,243,987. Compacting weeds with aliphatic acids. ESSO RESEARCH & ENG. CO. 28 Nov., 1968 [1 Dec., 1967], No. 56579/68. Heading A5E. A method of combating weeds comprises the application of at least one C 5 to C 15 branched chain aliphatic carboxylic acid, optionally together with a phytotoxic solvent. Many acids are specified, but those preferred are the neoacids such as neo-decanoic and neo-tridecanoic acids.