Increasing the sugar content of plants

Details Increasing the sugar content of plants Increasing the sugar content of plants

1985-07-29

1986-10-21

Mills, Catherine L.

Chemistry: fertilizers

Processes and products

Forms or conditioning

71 76, 71 90, 71106, 71121, A01N 4316, A01N 4318

Patent

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046183620

ABSTRACT:
The sugar content of plants is increased by a method in which the plants are treated, from 1 to 15 weeks prior to harvesting, with a compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, unsubstituted or halogen-substituted alkenyl of 3 to 5 carbon atoms or alkynyl of not more than 5 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 is a non-aromatic heterocyclic structure which has 5 to 7 ring members and no double bonds or one double bond in a heterocyclic ring, contains 1 or 2 hetero atoms from the group consisting of sulfur and oxygen, and can be substituted by alkyl of not more than 3 carbon atoms, and X is H or C00-alkyl, or one of its plant-tolerated salts.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4334913 (1982-06-01), Koerwer
patent: 4351666 (1982-07-01), Koerwer

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