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US 4,227,918 AGranted
Novel halogenoethyl sulphones and their use as plant growth regulators
AssigneeBayer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsWolfgang Hofer, Klaus Lurssen
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Abstract
A halogenoethyl sulphone of the formula ##STR1## wherein Hal represents halogen; and R represents hydrogen or an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, the use of such halogenoethyl sulphone as plant growth regulants and a process for regulating the growth of a crop by applying to the crop or a habitat thereof a composition comprising such halogenoethyl sulphone.
Claims8
A method of regulating the growth of plants which comprises applying to the plant or to a habitat thereof, a plant growth regulating amount of a compound having the formula ##STR7## wherein Hal represents bromine or chlorine, and
- R represents hydrogen or alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.