abstract |
A preservative for harvested plants is described whose active ingredient is an epoxy compound of formula (III), or a salt or ester thereof:wherein R<sub>5</sub> is an alkyl group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, sulfo, phosphono, or hydroxyphenyl group and R<sub>6</sub> is a carboxyl, sulfo, phosphono or hydroxyphenyl group. |