Aryl thiourea fruit abcission method

Abstract

Abstract THE INVENTION IS CONCERNED WITH A PROCESS AND AN AGENT FOR THE PROMOTION OF FRUIT ABSCISSION, PARTICULARLY FOR THE FACILITATING OF THE FALL OF THE FRUIT, AND OF THE MANUAL AND MECHANICAL HARVESTING OF FRUITS AND BERRIES, SAID PROCESS COMPRISING TREATING THE FRUIT-BEARING TREES AND BUSHES, SHORTLY BEFORE THE RIPENING OF THE FRUIT, WITH AN AGENT CONTAINING AS ACTIVE SUBSTANCE A THIOUREA DERIVATIVE OF FORMULA 1: R1-NH-C(=S)-N(-R2)-R3 WHEREIN R1 REPRESENTS AN UNSUBSTITUTED PHENYL RADICAL, OR A PHENYL RADICAL MONO- OR POLYSUBSTITUTED BY LOWER ALKYL OR ALKOXY, BY HALOGEN, HALOALKYL AND/OR OPTIONALLY CHLORINATED PHENOXY, THE ALLYL, BENZYL, OR PHENETHYL RADICAL, THE NORBORNENYL RADICAL, OR A 4,7-METHANOINDAN-5-YL RADICAL AT LEAST PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED, R2 REPRESENTS HYDROGEN, A LOWER ALKYL OR ALKOXY RADICAL, OR THE ALLY RADICAL, AND R3 REPRESENTS HYDROGEN, AN OPTIONALLY SUBSTITUTED PHENYL RADICAL, A LOWER ALKYL, ALKENYL, CHLOROALKENYL OR DIALKYLAMINO RADICAL, OR THE FURFURYL RADICAL, OR R2 AND R3 TOGETHER CAN ALSO FORM AN ALKYLENE BRIDGE.

Inventors

• 👤 H Martin
• 👤 D Duerr
• 👤 A Hubele
• 👤 J Rufener
• 👤 G Pissiotas
• 👤 O Rohr

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