Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Fujio Mukumoto

Hiroaki Tamaki

Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi

Shintaro Kusaka

Satoshi Mitsuda

Hiroki Nakajima

Masanao Takaishi

Yoshiki Takashima

Shoichi Nishio

Asako Nagasawa

Jiro Akimaru

The present invention provides a method for promoting plant growth, which comprises treating a plant with at least one compound selected from a group consisting of a compound represented by the following Formula (1): and an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, provided that a method for promoting plant growth which comprises treating plants with a compound corresponding to any one of the following (1) to (5) and an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof is excluded: (1) 4-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, (2) 5-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, (3) 6-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, (4) 7-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, and (5) Benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid.

Method for promoting plant growth

The present invention provides a method for promoting plant growth, which comprises treating a plant with a compound represented by the following Formula (1): 

The present invention provides a method for promoting plant growth, which comprises treating a plant with a compound represented by the following Formula (1): provided that a method for promoting plant growth which comprises treating plants with a compound corresponding to the following (1) or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof are excluded,

An agrichemical composition comprising a compound represented by the formula (1) and at least one fungicidally active compound selected from Group (A). Group (A): metalaxyl, metalaxyl-M, benalaxyl, benalaxyl-M, pyraclostrobin, trifloxystrobin, azoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim methyl, picoxystrobin, metconazole, ipconazole, tebuconazole, difenoconazole, epoxiconazole, fluquinconazole, triticonazole, triadimenol, prothioconazole, propioconazole, prochloraz, penconazole, flusilazole, diniconazole, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, triflumizole, tetraconazole, myclobutanil, bitertanol, imazalil and the like. 

Agrichemical composition and method of promoting growth of plant

Disclosed is a method for promoting the growth of a plant, comprising treating the plant with an effective amount of a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein any one of R, R, Rand Rrepresents a trifluoromethyl group, and the others represent a hydrogen atom, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. 

An agrichemical composition comprising a compound represented by the formula (1) and at least one insecticidally active compound selected from Group (A): 

Disclosed is a method for promoting the growth of a plant, comprising treating the plant with an effective amount of a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein any one of R, R, Rand Rrepresents a trifluoromethyl group, the others represent a hydrogen atom, and Rrepresents a methyl group or an ethyl group. 

The present invention provides: a method for reducing temperature stress of plants which comprises applying an effective amount of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the formula (I) and an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof to a plant that has been exposed to or to be exposed to a temperature stress factor; and so on. 

Method for reducing temperature stress of plants

DNA encoding a herbicide metabolizing protein such DNA may, for example, be employed to produce herbicidally resistant plants.

Weed controller metabolism proteins, genes, thereof and use of the same

DNA encoding a herbicide metabolizing protein. Such DNA may, for example, be employed to produce herbicidally resistant plants.

Weed controller metabolism proteins, genes thereof and use of the same

A DNA fragment containing a gene concerned in biotin biosynthesis and derived from a microorganism belonging to the genus Sphingomonas, a plasmid containing said DNA fragment, and a biotin-producing transformant containing said plasmid. There is provided a technique for utilizing a gene concerned in biotin biosynthesis and derived from a microorganism belonging to the genus Sphingomonas, for breeding of a biotin-producing micro-organism by genetic engineering.

DNA fragments containing biotin biosynthetase gene and use of the same

The present invention provides a process for production of amide compounds, which includes converting a nitrile compound into its corresponding amide compound by hydrating the nitrile compound in the presence of a cultured broth of bacterial cells, intact bacterial cells, disrupted bacterial cells or enzymes contained therein, or immobilized preparations obtainable by immobilizing intact bacterial cells, disrupted bacterial cells or enzymes contained therein, the bacterial cells being those of a biologically pure culture of a thermophilic microorganism having hydration activity to convert a nitrile compound into its corresponding amide compound, such as Bacillus smithii SC-J05-1 (FERM BP-4935).

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Takarazuka, Japan

Fujio Mukumoto