Plant growth regulators
AssigneeMonsanto Company
InventorGerard H. Alt
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Abstract
The disclosure herein pertains to the field of plant growth regulation, particularly the enhancement of pod set and yield in soybeans. The plant growth regulator compositions of this invention contain as the active ingredient salicylideneimines having monohalo-substitution on the benzyl moiety and at least one trifluoromethyl radical and optionally one or more halogen atoms substituted on the anilino moiety.
Claims22
Compounds having the formula ##STR3## wherein X and Y independently represent chlorine, bromine or iodine,
- m is 0-3 and
- n is 1-3.
A plant growth regulating composition consisting essentially of an adjuvant and a non-lethal amount of a compound having the formula ##STR4## wherein X and Y independently represent chlorine, bromine or iodine,
- m is 0-3;
- and
- n is 1-3.
A method for enhancing pod set and increasing yield of soybean plants which comprises treating said plants with an effective non-lethal amount of a compound having the formula ##STR5## wherein X and Y independently represent chlorine, bromine or iodine,
- m is 0-3 and
- n is 1-3.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.