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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nippon Zeon Co Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
504313 ; 504320 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides plant growth promoters each comprising, as an active ingredient, a jasmonic acid derivative represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a pentyl group or a pentenyl group and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group. These promoters exhibit excellent growth promotion effects particularly on root vegetables, potatoes (tuber crops), cereals, fruit vegetables, fruit trees, flowers and ornamental plants and industrial crops.