US3865570A
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Plant growth stunting process
Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1973-02-13
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Granted: 1975-02-11
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Expires: 1993-02-13
Abstract
Abstract WHEREIN Y is an aryl or heterocyclic group, optionally substituted, and X represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyalkyl group, a carboxylate ester group or a carboxyalkyl group, or a salt, ester, amide or nitrile thereof. A method of regulating the growth of plants, which comprises applying to the plants a compound of the formula:
Inventors
- 👤 Edwin Francis George
- 👤 William Duncan Riddell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 03:37
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07D; C07D257/00; C07D257/02; C07D257/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
29 words
A METHOD OF STUNTING THE GROWTH OF PLANTS, WHICH COMPRISES APPLYING TO THE LOCUS THEREOF IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO STUNT THE GROWTH THEREOF A COMPOUND OF THE FORMULA:
Claim 2
Independent Claim
29 words
A METHOD OF STUNTING THE GROWTH OF PLANTS, WHICH COMPRISES APPLYING TO THE LOCUS THEREOF IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO STUNT THE GROWTH THEREOF A COMPOUND OF THE FORMULA:
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method of claim 1 wherein the compound applied is the ethyl ester of 5-(4-chlorophenyl) tetrazolylacetic acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the compound is applied for uptake by plant foliage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the compound is applied for uptake by plant roots.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 wherein Brussels sprouts are treated between 5 and 16 weeks before harvest in an amount sufficient to inhibit the apices thereof but insufficient to damage substantially other parts of the plants.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the compound is applied to fruit trees in an amount sufficient to inhibit apical growth and to encourge lateral growth.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the compound is applied to sugar cane in an amount sufficient to stunt the growth thereof.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-02-10 | 1982-08-12 | 1983-02-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-02-10 | 1986-08-12 | 1987-02-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |