The present invention relates to an herbicide composition comprising, as active ingredients, a uracil compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein Z represents halogen or cyano A represents oxygen, sulfur or NH R1 represents hydroxyl, C1-C7 alkoxy or others, and R2 represents hydrogen or methyl,and one or more organophosphorus compounds selected from the group consisting of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine, agriculturally acceptable salts of Glyphosate and ammonium DL-homoalanine-4-yl(methyl)phosphinate and a method for controlling weeds which comprises applying an effective amount of said herbicide composition to weeds.According to the invention, particularly weeds in orchards, cornfields, soybean fields, cotton fields and non-crop lands can be effectively controlled.
