Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.

Atsuhiko Yuda

Tsutomu Mabuchi

Masakazu Shibayama

Yoichi Hachitani

Minoru Higashimura

Hatsue Matsuura

A composition for regulating plant growth which comprises as an active ingredient(s) at least one 3-substituted phenylpyrazole derivative represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## and acts as a desiccant or defoliant for root vegetables (e.g. potato), fiber crops (e.g. cotton), oil crops (e.g. soybean and sunflower) and cereals (e.g. rice); and a method for applying said composition.

Composition for regulating plant growth and a method for application

A herbicidal composition having a reduced phytotoxicity which comprises at least one compound selected from 3-substituted phenylpyrazole derivatives such as ET-751 represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## (wherein R is a substituent such as an alkoxy group, each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is a substituent such as a lower alkyl group, Y is an oxygen atom or the like, and each of X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 is a halogen atom) and at least one specific anionic surfactant.

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Atsuhiko Yuda