Patent ID: 6361999
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: A01H,A01N,C07D,C12N

Abstract:
A method for ameliorating the detrimental effects of stress on a plant or plant tissue, including environmental stress, physical stress, chemical stress, and stress resulting from pollution, contamination, drought, and light which comprises the step of contacting said plant or plant tissue exhibiting detrimental effects of that stress with an auxinic compound having the formula: or salts, esters or amides thereof, wherein R1-R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, a halogen, an alkyl-group, an alkoxy-group, an acyl-group, an acyloxy-group, and an acylamido-group, but excluding indole-3-acetic acid and 5-bromoindole-3-acetic acid.