Compositions and method for blocking ethylene response in field crops using 3-(cy-clopropyl-l-enyl)-propanoic salt

摘要

A method of inhibiting an ethylene response in a field crop is disclosed, comprising the step of applying to at least one portion of at least one plant of said field crop an amount of a solution of a water soluble cyclopropyl-1-enyl-propanoic acid salt (WS-CPD, Formula I) effective to produce inhibition of an ethylene response in said at least one plant, wherein M is chosen from the group consisting of Na, Li, K, and ½Ca.

主权项

1. A method of inhibiting an ethylene response in a field crop, the method comprising applying to at least one portion of at least one plant of said field crop an amount of an aqueous solution of a water soluble salt of 3-(1-cyclopropenyl-propanoic acid having a formulaeffective to produce inhibition of an ethylene response in said at least one plant,
wherein M is Na, and wherein said inhibition of an ethylene response is manifested by a difference chosen from the group consisting of (a) increase in the yield; (b) decrease in the rate of petiole abscission; (c) decrease in the rate of leaf chlorophyll content degradation; (d) delay in the senescence of the flag leaf; (e) delay in the senescence of the green organs of the spike and ears; and (f) any combination of the above, said difference being measured relative to an untreated plant in which said ethylene response is not inhibited.