Use of a semicarbazone plant growth regulator for crop yield enhancements
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsSteven J. Bowe, Wilhem Rademacher, Larry J. Newsom, Gregory P. Ferguson
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Abstract
Fruit yield enhancement is achieved by applying a semicarbazone in a fruit yield enhancing effective amount to the locus of a fruit bearing plant. Most preferably, the semicarbazone treatment is practiced at the onset of reproductive growth--that is, at the onset of the flowering and/or fruit reproductive growth stage of the plant. Most preferably, the semicarbazone is diflufenzopyr.
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A method for improving plant fruit yield comprising applying to a locus of the plant at onset of flowering or fruit growth, a fruit yield improving effective amount between about 0.01 to about 5.0 g ai/ha of a diflufenzopyr plant growth regulator.
A method for improving boll yield of a cotton plant comprising applying to a locus of the cotton plant from the onset of pinhead square stage through boll formation, a boll yield enhancing effective amount of a diflufenzopyr plant growth regulator.
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