| abstract |
A method of regulating the growth of plants, which comprises applying to the plants or their seeds, or to the locus surrounding the plant or seed, a compound of formula (I): <IMAGE> wherein R<1> is hydrogen, an optionally subsituted aliphatic radical, or an acyl radical; R<2> is an optionally substituted aliphatic radical; R<3> is an aliphatic radical; and n is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. |