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US 4,362,549 AGranted
Method of increasing sugar content in sugarcane and sorghum
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsGeorge Levitt, William F. Smith, III
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Abstract
The application of certain sulfonylurea compounds to sugarcane and sorghum increases their sugar content. These compounds have the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkenyl, CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 or CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 Cl; R.sub.1 is H or CH.sub.3 ; X is CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, OC.sub.2 H.sub.5 or CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 ; Y is CH.sub.3 or OCH.sub.3 ; and Z is CH or N; or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof.
Claims4
A method for increasing the sugar content of sugarcane and sorghum comprising:
- applying to the sugarcane or sorghum about 2-6 weeks prior to harvest an effective amount of a compound of the formula:
- ##STR5## wherein R is CH.sub.3 ;
- R.sub.1 is H or CH.sub.3 ;
- X is CH.sub.3, or OCH.sub.3 ;
- Y is CH.sub.3 or OCH.sub.3 ;
- and
- Z is CH;
- or an agriculturally suitable salt thereof.
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