hereinafter further description will be made by incorporating examples to illustrate the present invention , which by no means should be regarded as a limitation of the present invention . the content by weight ) of each component was : 65 % 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ), and ammonium dihydrogen phosphate and disodium hydrogen phosphate which were used to make up to 100 %. the components were sufficiently and homogeneously mixed in a kneader . then 5 % water was added to perform kneading followed by granulating at 55 ° c ., drying at 82 ° c . thus a water - soluble granule formulation of 65 % 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ) was obtained . the content ( by weight ) of each component was : 50 % 2 , 4 - d methylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ), and water - soluble inorganic salt ammonium nitrate which was used to make up to 100 %, the components were sufficiently and homogeneously mixed in a kneader . then 1 % water was added to perform kneading followed by granulating at 70 ° c ., drying at 74 ° c . thus a water - soluble granule formulation of 50 % methylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ) was obtained . the content ( by weight ) of each component was : 5 % 2 , 4 - d ethylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ), and water - soluble inorganic salt ammonium chloride which was used to make up to 100 %. the components were sufficiently and homogeneously mixed in a kneader . then 7 % water was added to perform kneading followed by granulating at 40 ° c ., drying at 65 ° c . thus a water - soluble granule formulation of 5 % 2 , 4 - d ethylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ) was obtained . the content ( by weight ) of each component was : 20 % 2 , 4 - d potassium salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ), and water - soluble inorganic salt potassium phosphate which was used to make up to 100 %. the components were sufficiently and homogeneously mixed in a kneader . then 10 % water was added to perform kneading followed by granulating at 100 ° c ., drying at 20 ° c . thus a water - soluble granule formulation of 20 % 2 , 4 - d potassium salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ) was obtained . the content ( by weight ) of each component was : 35 % 2 , 4 - d ethylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ), and water - soluble inorganic salts sodium bicarbonate and sodium carbonate which were used to make up to 100 %. the components were sufficiently and homogeneously mixed in a kneader . then 3 % water was added to perform kneading followed by granulating at 95 ° c ., drying at 43 ° c . thus a water - soluble granule formulation of 35 % 2 , 4 - d ethylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ) was obtained . the content ( by weight ) of each component was : 80 % 2 , 4 - d isopropylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ), and water - soluble inorganic salts anhydrous sodium sulfate and disodium hydrogen phosphate which were used to make up to 100 %. the components were sufficiently and homogeneously mixed in a kneader . then 4 % water was added to perform kneading followed by granulating at 85 ° c . drying at 90 ° c . thus a water - soluble granule formulation of 80 % 2 , 4 - d isopropylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ) was obtained . the content ( by weight ) of each component was : 80 % 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ), and water - soluble inorganic salts anhydrous sodium sulfate and disodium hydrogen phosphate which were used to make up to 100 %. the components were sufficiently and homogeneously mixed in a kneader . then 4 % water was added to perform kneading followed by granulating at 85 ° c ., drying at 90 ° c . thus a water - soluble granule formulation of 80 % 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ) was obtained . the content ( by weight ) of each component was : 50 % 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt . ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ), and water - soluble inorganic salts ammonium nitrate which were used to make up to 100 %. the components were sufficiently and homogeneously mixed in a kneader . then 1 % water was added to perform kneading followed by granulating at 70 ° c ., drying at 74 ° c . thus a water - soluble granule formulation of 50 % 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ) was obtained . the content ( by weight ) of each component was : 5 % 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ), and water - soluble inorganic salts ammonium sulfate which were used to make up to 100 %. the components were sufficiently and homogeneously mixed in a kneader . then 7 % water was added to perform kneading followed by granulating at 60 ° c ., drying , at 65 ° c . thus a water - soluble granule formulation of 5 % 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ) was obtained . the content ( by weight ) of each component was : 75 % 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ), and water - soluble inorganic salts ammonium sulfate which were used to make up to 100 %. the components were sufficiently and homogeneously mixed in a kneader . then 1 % water was added to perform kneading followed by granulating at 55 ° c ., drying at 82 ° c . thus a water - soluble granule formulation of 75 % 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ) was obtained . the content ( by weight ) of each component was : 55 % 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ), and water - soluble inorganic salts ammonium sulfate which were used to make up to 100 %. the components were sufficiently and homogeneously mixed in a kneader . then 1 % water was added to perform kneading followed by granulating at 70 ° c ., drying at 74 ° c . thus a water - soluble granule formulation of 55 % 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ) was obtained . the content ( by weight ) of each component was : 80 % 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ), and water - soluble inorganic salts ammonium sulfate which were used to make up to 100 %. the components were sufficiently and homogeneously mixed in a kneader . then 4 % water was added to perform kneading followed by granulating at 75 ° c ., drying at 90 ° c . thus a water - soluble granule formulation of 80 % 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt ( calculated as 2 , 4 - d acid ) was obtained . the water - soluble granule formulations prepared in above examples are free of organic solvents and dusts , and are friendly to the environment . the water - soluble granule formulations are convenient and have remarkable effects when used to control the broadleaf weeds like lamb &# 39 ; s - quarters and amaranth in the field , of wheat , soybean , rice , corn , and cane . also it can be used for soil treatment after sowing before emergence in the field of corn to control some monocotyledon an dicotyledon weeds . i . the measured properties of the water - soluber granule formulation obtained in above the examples were showed in table 1 . the study was carried out on a field of taian academy of agricultural science . no herbicide was applied on the field one year before the study . populations of weeds in the field were stable and well - distributed . major weeds in the field are amaranthus retroflexus , chenopodium album , sonchus brachyotus , and cirsium segetum , and some appeared sporadically are amaranthaceae ascendens , portulaca oleracea , and commelina communis etc . the field used for study was divided into 20 small test regions as shown in table 3 . each region has an area of 40 m 2 . the agents described above in section 3 . 1 were applied to the respective field according to remarks . when the agents were applied , the weather conditions were : sunny to cloudy , south wind class 1 - 2 , mean temperature of 22 . 5 ° c . ( maximum temperature of 28 ° c ., minimum temperature of 18 ° c . ), relative humidity 58 %, and no rain . in the period of study , no atrocious climate occurred , which was advantageous for the agents to effect . stem spraying method was applied , and only sprayed once . water , in a volume be ⅓ to a volume ( 3 l ) of a solution of the agent required for each region , i . e . about 1 l , was added into a sprayer . the agent required for each region was measured accurately and added into the sprayer . then more water was added into to obtain a mixture with the volume required . the mixture obtained was shook to homogenous , and then was pressured and sprayed . when spraying , the solution of the agent was applied from low concentration to high concentration in sequence , so as to allow the whole weed to be applied adequately without repetition or leaking . when the competitive agent was applied , the sprayer should be cleaned up before preparing the solution and spraying . a2 means “ fresh weight of weeds plants in competitive field ”; and the weeds in the field were observed everyday at a fixed position . after application , the central leaf of some weeds got chlorosis after 4 ˜ 5 days , which stopped growing after 6 to 7 days . then became wilting , turned , yellow , and finally died . the weeds control status on the 15 th day and the 35 th day after application were showed in the tables 4 - 6 , in which , agent 1 represented water - soluble granule formulation of 80 % 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt with a dosage of 720 g / ha , agent 2 represented water - soluble granule formulation of 80 % 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt with a dosage of 1008 g / ha , agent 3 represented water - soluble granule formulation of 80 % 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt with a dosage of 1296 g / ha , and agent 4 represented of aqueous formulation 860 g / l 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt with a dosage of 1008 g / ha . significance of difference was analyzed by duncan &# 39 ; s multiple - range test ( dmrt ). the results showed that the water - soluble granule formulation of 80 % 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt is sensitive to some weeds : amaranthus retroflexus , chenopodium album , sonchus brachyotus , cirsium segetum , amaranthaceae ascendens , portulaca oleracea , and commelina communis , and the control effect increased as the increased dosage . from the analysis of the total control effect calculated with the number of weeds plants on the 35 th days after application , it can be found that the comparison differences between any two of low dosage , middle dosage , and high dosage were greatly significant . from the analysis of the total control effect calculated with weeds fresh weight on the 35 th days after application , it could be found that the comparison differences between any two of low dosage , middle dosage , and high dosage were greatly significant . from the results of the study , it could be found that the control effect of the water - soluble granule formulation of 80 % 2 , 4 - d dimethylamine salt was equivalent to that of the competitive agent with the same dosage of effective components , with no significant difference .
the present invention discloses a water - soluble granule formulation of 2 , 4 - d salt , comprising components in the following weight percent : 5 - 80 % 2 , 4 - d salt , and a water - soluble filler as the balance . the water - soluble granule formulation of 2 , 4 - d salt has an outstanding control efficiency on annual or perennial poaceae weeds and some broadleaf weeds in fields of soybean and other fabaceae plants . the formulation is environment - friendly , and has the advantages of being free of organic solvents and dusts and being easy to measure in comparison to conventional emulsifiable formulation , wettable powder formulation and suspension formulation . the present invention also discloses the preparation method of the formulation . the production process is simple , economical and safe . the whole production process , without the use of dangerous chemicals , is easy to control and operate and has a high safety factor .