Imperial Chemical Industries Limited

Alan F Hawkins

Terence Lewis

Gilbert J Stacey

Christopher F Hayward

John S Morley

David P Pearson

Ian K Jones

Terence R Owen

This invention relates to a method of inducing tillering in cereal plants using certain 5-phenyl-3-pyridinecarboxylate compounds, to certain of the compounds themselves, to a process for preparing these compounds, and to agricultural compositions containing them. The compounds are also useful as intermediates for preparing other of the compounds.

Method for inducing tillering utilizing certain pyridine-1-oxides

This invention provides a method of enhancing, or preventing the decline in, the digestibility of a crop, in particular of a fodder crop, by applying to the crop, to seed of the crop, or to the locus of the crop or seed, a compound or a mixture of at least two compounds of general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or --COR.sup.1 wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy or aralkyloxy, X is --O--, --NE-- or --CH.sub.2 --, Y is carboxy or an alkali metal, ammonium or mono- or di-alkyl- or cycloalkylamine salt thereof, or Y is alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, aralkyloxy- carbonyl, amino or mono- or di-alkyl- or aryl- amino, Z is hydrogen, halogen, nitro, alkyl, trihalomethyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, acyloxy, cyano or alkylenedioxy, and x is an integer of 1 to 3. The invention also provides novel compounds, namely L-.alpha.-aminooxy-.beta.-(parahydroxy phenyl) propionic acid, and acid addition salts thereof.

Method of improving or maintaining digestibility of fodder crops

Method of protecting legumes and cotton from herbicidal damage using a compound of formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy, alkyl, trihalomethyl, amino or hydroxy, Q is carboxy, x is 1, m is 1 or 2, and n is 1 or 2.

Method of antagonizing herbicides on soyabean and cotton

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Alan F Hawkins