a tool for influencing plant growth and use of the active substances of the inhibition of growth by

摘要

This invention is directed to compositions for influencing plant growth, especially weed control, growth inhibition and desiccation, containing as active ingredient a 1-phenyl-2-oxo-pyrrolidine-4-carboxylic acid derivative of formula IMAGE wherein A is -OH, -OR1, -SR2 or -CN, R1 representing a cation or an ester moiety, R2 an alkyl, benzyl or phenyl group, X being a substituent chosen from alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, phenoxy, substituted sulfamoyl or substituted sulfonylamino, Y is hydrogen, halogen, CF3, alkyl, alkylthio or alkoxy and Z is hydrogen, alkyl, alkylthio or alkoxy.