Snow Brand Seed Co., Ltd.

Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Hiroshi Soejima

Yoshihiko Katsuragawa

Toru Kitamura

Tamizi Sugiyama

Masahiko Yamamoto

Hideaki Yamamoto

Hideshi Shinoda

Masanobu Ohashi

Mitsuru Honma

Hidetoshi Tanaka

Provided are a legume containing high concentrations of zinc in the grains, and a method for producing the same. Provided are also grains of a legume, except adzuki bean, containing 5.5 mg/100 g or more of zinc, and a method for producing a legume containing 4.0 mg/100 g or more of zinc in the grains, the method including spraying a solution containing zinc at a concentration of 0.01 to 2% by weight, on the leaves or the raceme regions, starting from the flower bud stage of the legume.

High zinc-containing legumes

Disclosed is a novel process for producing a compound represented by the general formula (1) by using a microorganism, wherein the compound is useful as a plant growth stimulant. Specifically disclosed is a process for producing a succinic acid amide compound represented by the general formula (1) [wherein Ar represents a phenyl, naphthyl or indolyl group which may have a substituent; and n represents a numeral value ranging from 1 to 4] or a salt thereof, which is characterized by culturing a microorganism of the genusthat is capable of synthesizing a succinic acid amide in a culture medium containing an arylalkylamine represented by the general formula (2). 

Process for production of succinic acid amide compound

Provided is a plant growth regulator composition. The plant growth regulator composition contains phenyllactic acid or a salt thereof and tryptophan or a salt thereof.

Plant growth regulator composition

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Ebetsu, Japan

Hiroshi Soejima