| abstract |
A stem/leaf desiccant for crop plants which comprises as the active ingredient a compound represented by the formula (I) (I) [wherein X represents CH or nitrogen; Z represents halogeno; A represents oxygen, sulfur, or NH; R1 represents OH, {alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, (alkoxycarbonyl)alkyl, alkylamino, dialkylamino, or alkylidenamino)}oxy, or {alkyl, dialkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, (alkoxycarbonyl)alkyl, or alkoxy}amino; R2 represents hydrogen or CH3; and R3 represents hydrogen, halogeno, alkyl, or alkoxy]; and a method of drying crop plants or of harvesting crops with the desiccant. |