Patent ID: 6852674

Claim:
A method of controlling the growth of weeds at a locus which comprises applying to said locus a herbicidally effective amount of: (a) a benzoyl derivative of formula (I): wherein: R 1 is a formula (II): or R 1 is —CH 2 O(haloalkyl), —CH 2 O(alkyl)CH 2 O(cycloalkyl), —CH 2 OCH 2 (cycloalkyl), —CH 2 O(CH 2 ) 2 O(CH 2 ) 2 Oalkyl, —CH 2 S(haloalkyl), —CH 2 OCH 2 R 8 or —OCH 2 (cycloalkyl); R 2 and R 3 independently of one another are hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, —S(O) n alkyl, —S(O) n haloalkyl, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy or haloalkoxy; R 4 is hydrogen, —SO 2 alkyl, —COphenyl or —SO 2 phenyl (the phenyl groups of which are optionally substituted by alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, halogen, cyano or nitro); R 5 is hydrogen or alkyl; R 6 is cyano, CONH 2 , NHSO 2 alkyl, NHSO 2 haloalkyl, OR 9 , CO 2 alkyl, —S(O) n alkyl or —S(O) n haloalkyl; R 7 is hydrogen or alkyl; R 8 is a 2-tetrahydrofuranyl, 3-tetrahydrofuranyl or 2-tetrahydropyranyl ring; R 9 is hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl or cycloalkenyl; w is 1 or 2; and n is 0, 1 or 2; or an agriculturally acceptable salt or metal complex thereof; (b) a fertilizer containing nitrogen; and (c) one or more adjuvants.