abstract |
A method of stimulating germination in plant seeds and/or releasing plant tissue or plant organs from dormancy, comprising applying to a seed, plant, plant organ or plant tissue a compound of formula (I): where: R 1 is alkyl or H; R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are independently selectable from H, halide, -NO 2 , -SO 2 R', -OH, - Oalkyl where R' is alkyl or aminoalkyl; and/or R 1 and R 5 are joined as -O(CH 2 ) m -, where m is 1, 2, 3 or 4; R 6 is a substituted or non-substituted alkyl, and/or substituted or non-substituted aryl; and n is an integer of 1 to 4. |