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US 4,906,277 AGranted
Isoxazoline derivatives and plant growth regulators
AssigneeMitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
InventorsKengo Oda, Tsutomu Ishii, Yukiharu Fukushi, Yuji Enomoto, Makoto Nishida, Yoshikata Hojo
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Abstract
Novel 3-substituted phenyl-2-isoxazoline-5-carboxylic acids or esters thereof. These compounds have excellent properties as plant growth regulators.
Claims4
A method for the regulation of plant growth which comprises applying to the plant an effectively growth-regulating amount of a 3-substituted pheyl-2-isoxazoline-5-carboxylic acid or an ester thereof having the formula (I):
- ##STR10## wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, X is a halogen atom, lower alkyl group, lower haloalkyl group, lower haloalkoxy group, nitro group, phenoxy group or cyano group, n is 1 or 2, and X may be the same or different wh.RTM.n n is 2.
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