| abstract |
The present invention provides an agent for the regulation of plant growth and especially for stabilising and increasing the yields in cereal crops, comprising 2-chloroethane- phosphonic acid and optionally also chlorocholine chloride, wherein, in addition to conventional adjuvant and carrier materials, it also contains at least one hexane derivative of the general formula:- <IMAGE> wherein R1 is an alkyl radical containing up to 3 carbon atoms, R2 and R3, which can be the same or different, are hydrogen or chlorine atoms and Y is an aldehyde or carboxylic acid group. |