Process for controlling the growth of suckers on a tobacco plant

摘要

A plant growth regulator comprising, as the active substance, one or more of N-substituted alanine derivatives of the general formula: <IMAGE> wherein X represents halogen atom or trifluoromethyl, R represents hydrogen, straight chain or branched chain alkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms, alkenyl having 2-4 carbon atoms, an alkali metal atom or amine-forming residue, and n is zero or an integer of 1 or 2, with the proviso that when n is 2, X may be same or different, together with an inert carrier or diluent, in particular, an agent effective for controlling suckers of tobacco, and a process for regulating plant growth by using said plant growth regulator.