Plant growth regulation
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a method for improving the plant growth regulation of and/or enhancing crop plants, by applying to the plants a mixture of a plant growth regulator, and acibenzolar-S-methyl, and to a composition comprising the same.
1. A method for regulating the growth of and/or enhancing crop plants, comprising applying to the plants a plant growth regulator and acibenzolar-S-methyl in a weight ratio from 5:1 to 2.5:1, wherein the plant growth regulator is trinexapac-ethyl.
2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the plant growth regulator and acibenzolar-S-methyl are applied in a synergistically effective amount.
3. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the crop plants are monocotyledonous plants.
4. A method according to claim 3 , wherein the crop plants are selected from the group consisting of cereals, rice, maize and sugar cane.
5. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the plant growth regulator and acibenzolar-S-methyl are applied to the plant in a weight ratio of about 5:1.
6. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the plant growth regulator is applied at a rate from about 50 to about 100 g ai/ha.
7. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the acibenzolar-S-methyl is applied at a rate from about 5 to about 25 g ai/ha.
8. A plant growth regulating composition, comprising trinexapac-ethyl and acibenzolar-S-methyl in a weight ratio from about 5:1 to about 2.5:1.
9. A plant growth regulating composition according to claim 8 , comprising a plant growth regulator and acibenzolar-S-methyl in a weight ratio of about 5:1.
10. A method for regulating the growth of and/or enhancing crop plants, the method comprising applying to the plants a composition comprising a synergistically effective amount of a plant growth regulator and acibenzolar-S-methyl in a weight ratio from 5:1 to 2.5:1, wherein the plant growth regulator is trinexapac-ethyl.