| abstract |
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a novel plant growth suppression agent and a plant growth suppression method that uses the same. This plant growth suppression agent includes, as an active ingredient, at least one type of substance selected from the group consisting of a compound expressed by formula (I) and a salt thereof. In formula (I), R 1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 14 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 13 heteroaryl group, or similar, R 2 represents a divalent linking group such as a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 alkylene group or a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 14 arylene group, R 3 represents OH or NH 2 , X represents an oxygen atom, n is 0 or 1, and m is 0 or 1. |