A method of inducing ripeness in fruit

A method for inducing ripeness in a fruit comprising employing a compound of formula I

• in which
• X is selected from halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, or cyano,
• W, Y and Z independently of one another are selected from hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, or cyano,
• A is selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, or optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, wherein said alkyl and alkoxyalkyl are optionally substituted by halogen,
• B is selected from hydrogen or alkyl,
• or
• A and B together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a saturated or unsaturated, optionally substituted carbocyclic ring or form a saturated or unsaturated, optionally substituted heterocyclic ring,
• D is selected from NH or oxygen,
• G is hydrogen (a) or is selected from one of (b) to (g)
• in which
• E is selected from a metal ion or an ammonium ion,
• L is selected from oxygen or sulphur,
• M is selected from oxygen or sulphur,
• R1 is selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, polyalkoxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted phenylalkyl, optionally substituted hetaryl, optionally substituted phenoxyalkyl, or optionally substituted hetaryloxyalkyl, wherein said alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, and polyalkoxyalkyl are optionally substituted by halogen and said cycloalkyl and heterocycloalkyl are optionally substituted by halogen-alkyl or halogen-alkoxy,
• R2 is selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyalkyl, polyalkoxyalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted phenyl, or optionally substituted benzyl, wherein said alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyalkyl, and polyalkoxyalkyl are optionally substituted by halogen,
• R3 is selected from alkyl optionally substituted by halogen or optionally substituted phenyl,
• R4 and R5 independently of one another are selected from alkyl, alkoxy, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkylthio, alkenylthio, cycloalkylthio, optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted benzyl, optionally substituted phenoxy, or optionally substituted phenylthio, wherein said alkyl, alkoxy, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkylthio, alkenylthio, and cycloalkylthio are optionally substituted by halogen, and
• R6 and R7 independently of one another are selected from hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, optionally substituted phenyl, or optionally substituted benzyl, or together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form an optionally saturated or unsaturated, optionally substituted heterocyclic ring, wherein said alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, and alkoxyalkyl are optionally substituted by halogen,
• wherein said compound can also optionally comprise an isomer mixture, pure isomer, or salt thereof, optionally in combination with one
• or more of a carrier, adjuvant, auxiliary, or extender,
• and exposing a plant from which the fruit grows, the fruit, roots of the plant, leaves of the plant, seed of the plant, or soil or substrate in which the plant grows or is to be grown to the compound.