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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 1983
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1969
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles D Fritz, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Wilbur F Evans, Springhouse, PA (US);
Anson R Cooke, Horsham, PA (US);
Assignee:
Union Carbide Corporation, Danbury, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
71 86 ; 71 76 ; 71 77 ; 71 78 ; 71 71 ; 71 87 ; 71 89 ; 71 92 ; 71 94 ; 71 95 ; 71 97 ; 71114 ; 71115 ; 71118 ; 424200 ; 424212 ; 424220 ; 424268 ;
Abstract
A growth regulation process involving certain phosphonic acid compounds having the general formula: ##STR1## The growth regulation process of the present invention relates mainly, though not entirely, to the inducement of an ethylene response or ethylene-type response in plants and part thereof including, but not limited to, stems, roots, leaves, flowers, buds, and harvested as well as unharvested fruit. The method of the present invention produces a wide variety of plant growth responses including: