Patent ID: 6849576
Filing Date: 2005-02-01
Classification: A01N,C05F,C05G

Abstract:
1. A method for assisting the growth of a plant, comprising the step of: applying to the plant an effective amount of the plant-activating agent composition thereto, said plant-activating agent composition comprising: (a) a plant-activating agent selected from the group consisting of: wherein said agent shows not less than a 5% increase in unicellular green cell count within 15 days after an effective concentration of the plant activator has been given to a plant, wherein said increase in unicellular green cell count is calculated by the following formula:  wherein P (b) a surfactant, wherein said surfactant is at least one selected from an ester group-containing nonionic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant, a carboxylic anionic surfactant, a phosphoric acid group-containing anonic surfactant and an ether group-containing nonionic surfactant having no nitrogen atom, wherein said ether group-containing nonionic surfactant is at least one selected from a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether, an alkyl(poly)glycoside and a polyoxyalkylene alkyl(poly)glycoside.