DAUPHIN 48 SL

PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS

DAUPHIN 48 SL

INTRODUCTION: (2-chloroethyl)phosphonic acid is a phosphonic acid compound having a 2-chloroethyl substituent attached to the P-atom. It has a role as a plant growth regulator. Ethephon is a natural product found in Ginkgo biloba with data available. Ethephon is the word’s most widely used plant growth regulator, it is converted into ethylene, a potent regulator of plant growth and maturity. It is often used on wheat, coffee, tobacco, cotton, and rice in order to help the plant’s fruit reach maturity more quickly. Cotton is the most important single crop use for ethephon. It initiates fruiting over a period of several weeks, and enhances defoliation to facilitate and improve efficiency of scheduled harvesting. Ethephon also is widely used by pineapple growers to initiate reproductive development of pineapple. Ethephon is also sprayed on mature-green pineapple fruits to degreen them to meet produce marketing requirements. The toxicity of ethephon is actually very low, and any ethephon used on the plant is converted very quickly to ethylene.

USAGES: Used as plant growth regulator to promote ripening in fruits, nuts, and other crops and to stimulate latex flow in rubber; Used primarily on cotton; In cotton, it is used as a boll opener and defoliant prior to harvesting. A plant-growth regulator that increases rate of ripening of plants by promoting release of ethylene, stimulates rubber latex formation; ripening of sugarcane; flowering agent for pineapple; color enhancer.