AN AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT FOR MODIFYING THE SEQUENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF PLANTS

摘要

1,252,507. Plant growth regulation using nitrilophosphonic acid derivatives. MONSANTO CO. 20 Oct., 1969 [21 Oct., 1968], No. 51424/69. Addition to 1,171,516. Heading C1B. A method of modifying the normal development of plants other than sugar cane, comprises applying to the plants a nitrilo compound of formula: wherein m is 0, 1 or 2, n is 1, 2, or 3 and m+n is 3; R, R1, R2 and R3 are H or C 1-4 alkyl; and M, M1 and M2 are each H, C 1-4 alkyl or a saltforming cation. The treatment may be applied to sugar beet, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cotton, soybean, grapes, melon, other citrus fruits and silage crops.