Kao Soap Company, Ltd.

Japan Hydrazine Co., Ltd.

Tsuneyuki Takeno

Tetsuji Iwasaki

Norioki Miyamoto

Kyozaburo Tachibana

Seiichi Maeda

Yukio Sugimura

Shiro Hojo

Kan Mori

Jiro Takemoto

Eiichi Kimura

Masamoto Matsukane

Fumikazu Kakiuchi

Kazuhiko Kurita

Tesuji Iwasaki

Yukio Yamamoto

A water-insoluble biocide component can be effectively dispersed in water by using as a dispersant a phosphoric acid ester salt of a nonionic surfactant.

Aqueous biocide suspension

A plant growth regulating composition comprising the choline salt of 6-hydroxy-3(2H)-pyridazinone and, as adjuvants, a polyoxyethylene oleyl ether and a triethanolamine alkyl-sulfate. The composition according to this invention can be prepared at a lower production cost and is easy to apply. When applied, it exhibits low toxity, and good penetration and transferability.

Plant growth inhibiting composition

A composition for moderating the growth of graminaceous plants is disclosed which comprises at least one component as an effective ingredient selected from the group consisting of sulfonates and sulfuric esters having the formula

Method of reducing the length, moderating the tillers, advancing the

A germicidal herbicide for agriculture and horticulture, which comprises at least one compound, as an active ingredient having the formula (I);

Germicidal herbicide for agriculture and horticulture

A germicidal herbicide for agricultural and horticultural purposes, which comprises at least one compound as an active ingredient, of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an alkyl or alkenyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, X represents S, SO or SO.sub.2, and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 which may be the same or different representing hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an oxyalkylene group having 1 to 20 units of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide, 2-sulfoethyl or a salt thereof, or 2-carboxyethyl group.

A herbicide which comprises at least one compound as an active ingredient of the formula (I); ##STR1## wherein X represents a halogen atom or an alkyl sulfinyl or alkyl sulfonyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, n represents an integer of 0- 3, Y represents SO or SO.sub.2, and R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.

Herbicide

A composition which increases the yield of pulse, comprising an effective amount of at least one component selected from the group consisting of a sulfonate represented by the formula

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Wakayama, Japan

Tsuneyuki Takeno