acre of course a compound of this invention can be formulated according to routine methods with any of several known and commonly used herbicidal diluents adjuvants and carriers the formulations can contain liquid carriers and adjuvants such as organic solvents as well as emulsifiers stabilizers dispersants suspending agents spreaders penetrants wetting agents and the like typical carriers utilized in dry formulations include clay talc diatomaceous earth silica and the like preferred formulations are those in the form of wettable powders flowables dispersible granulates or aqueous emulsifiable concentrates which can be diluted with water at the site of application also dry formulations such as granules dusts and the like may be used when desired a compound of this invention can be applied in combination with other herbicidal agents in an effort to achieve even broader vegetative control typical herbicides which can be conveniently combined with formula i compound include atrazine hexazinone metribuzin ametryn cyanazine cyprazine prometon prometryn propazine simazine terbutryn propham alachlor acifluorfen bentazon metolachlor and n n dialkyl thiocarbamates such as eptc butylate or vernolate these as well as other herbicides described for example in the herbicide handbook of the weed science society of america may be used in combination with a compound or compounds of the invention typically such formulations will contain from about 5 to about 95 percent by weight of a compound of this invention the herbicidal formulations contemplated herein can be applied by any of several methods known to the art generally the formulation will be surface applied as an aqueous spray such application can be carried out by conventional ground equipment or if desired the sprays.