Inhibiting plant bud growth with substituted 2,6-dinitroanilines
AssigneeAmerican Cyanamid Company
InventorRobert H. Kupleian
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Abstract
Novel compositions and a method for inhibiting bud growth on plants comprising contacting said plants with a bud growth inhibiting amount of certain substituted 2,6-dinitroanilines are disclosed.
Claims6
A method for inhibiting bud growth on plants comprising contacting the plants with a bud growth inhibiting amount of the compound [N-sec-butyl-2,6-dinitro-3-methyl-4-(methylsulfonyl)aniline] N-sec-butyl-4-methylsulfonyl-2,6-dinitro-m-toluidine, 1-(2,6-dinitro-3,4-dimethylphenyl)pyrrolidine or 4-methylsulfonyl-2,6-dinitro-N-(3-pentyl)-m-toluidine.
A composition comprising a plant bud growth inhibiting amount of N-sec-butyl-4-methyl-sulfonyl-2,6-dinitro-m-toluidine, 1-(2,6-dinitro-3,4-dimethylphenyl)pyrrolidine or 4-methylsulfonyl-2,6-dinitro-N-(3-pentyl)-m-toluidine and an inert carrier.
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