Herbicidal injury caused by 6-(trisubstituted phenyl)-4-amino-2-pyridinecarboxylates in direct seeded and transplanted paddy rice is reduced with the use of beflubutamid, bispyribac, carfentrazone, cloquintocet, cyhalofop, daimuron, dichlormid, dimepiperate, fenchlorazole, fenclorim, fluxofenim, furilazole, halosulfuron, isoxadifen, mefenpyr, norflurazon, oxabetrinil, pyriclor, sulcotrione, AD67 and mixtures thereof.