Plant Growth Regulation

摘要

The present invention relates to a new class of plant growth regulators. In particular, the invention relates to fused azepinone derivative of general formula (I) or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof wherein X is CO₂R² or H; Y is OH; NHNR³R⁴, NHNHC(=Z)NR⁵R⁶ or NHNHC(=Z)CR⁷R⁸R⁹; or X and Y together with the two carbon atoms to which they are attached form a ring of formula (A) and a method for treatment of plants with such compounds in order to induce growth regulating responses.