Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Hiroko Yamazaki

Hirotaka Takano

Tadashi Ohsumi

Junichi Sato

Makoto Fujimura

Norio Kimura

Noriko Ohsawa

Masaharu Sakaki

A plant disease-controlling agent containing as an effective ingredient a pyrazoline derivative represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein, R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 denote hydrogen atoms, etc., R.sup.5 denotes a hydrogen atom, etc., R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 are the same or different and denote optionally substituted hydrocarbon groups, and R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are the same or different and denote hydrogen atoms, etc., provided that not all of R.sup.1 to R.sup.5 denote hydrogen atoms at the same time. The pyrazoline derivatives represented by the above general formula exhibit excellent control effects on plant diseases.

Plant disease-controlling agent

Method of control plant disease

A plant male sterilant which comprises as an active ingredient an effective amount of a threonine derivative having the formula (I): ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1 to C.sub.2 alkyl group; R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1 to C.sub.3 alkyl group or a group having the formula: COR.sup.4 in which R.sup.4 is a C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl group, a C.sub.1 to C.sub.3 alkoxy gruop, a phenyl group, an amino group or a C.sub.1 to C.sub.3 alkylamino group; R.sup.3 is a hydroxy group, a C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkoxy group or a group having the formula: NHR.sup.5 in which R.sup.5 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, a C.sub.1 to C.sub.3 alkyl group, an amino group or a C.sub.1 to C.sub.3 alkylamino group and an inert carrier or diluent; a method for inducing male sterility in a plant which comprises applying the above plant male sterilant to the plant; and a method for producing hybrid seeds which comprises applying the above plant male sterilant to a female plant, and pollinating the female plant with pollens from a male plant. The plant male sterilant of the present invention can easily and efficiently induce male sterility in a plant without losing female fertility of the plant.

Plant male sterilant

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Takarazuka, Japan

Hiroko Yamazaki