The present invention relates to the use of a compound for plant growth regulation, preferably by application of the compound to plants, to the seeds from which they grow or to the locus in which they grow, in an effective plant growth regulating, preferably non-phytotoxic amount, which compound is a 3,4-disubstituted maleimide derivative of formula (I) or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, wherein: X is aryl or heteroaryl which groups are unsubstituted or substituted; Y is NH or a covalent bond; and Z is aryl or heteroaryl which groups are unsubstituted or substituted and a method for treatment of plants with such compounds in order to induce growth regulating responses.
本发明涉及一种用于植物生长调节的化合物的使用,优选地通过将该化合物施用于植物、它们生长的种子或它们生长的部位,以有效的植物生长调节,优选地是非植物毒性量。该化合物是式(I)的3,4-二取代马来
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生物或其农业上可接受的盐,其中:X为芳基或杂环芳基,这些基团未取代或取代;Y为NH或共价键;Z为芳基或杂环芳基,这些基团未取代或取代。本发明还涉及使用此类化合物处理植物以诱导生长调节反应的方法。