Claims
- 1. A process of desiccating growing cotton plants, which comprises applying to the foliage of the plants an effective amount of a phenoxypropionic acid derivative of the following formula (I): ##STR11## wherein R is an --OH group; an OM group wherein M is an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium or mono-, di-, tri- or tetra-(C.sub.1-6 alkyl) substituted ammonium cation; a phenoxy group optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms or C.sub.1-4 alkyl groups; a cyclohexyloxy group; a C.sub.1-12 alkoxy group optionally substituted by one or more chlorine atoms, hydroxy groups, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy groups, alpha(2,5-dichlorophenoxy)propionyloxy, dialkylamino or phenyl groups optionally substituted by one or more chlorine atoms, phenoxy groups, or methyl groups; a C.sub.3-12 alkenyloxy group; a C.sub.1-12 alkylthio group optionally substituted by one or more phenyl groups which are unsubstituted or substituted by methyl or chlorine; a C.sub.3-12 alkenylthio group; or a group -NR.sup.1 R.sup.2 wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-4 alkoxy radical, a C.sub.1-4 alkyl radical, an allyl radical, a but-2-enyl radical, a phenyl radical, a mono(C.sub.1-4 alkyl)amino radical, or a di(C.sub.1-4 alkyl)amino radical; and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-4 alkyl radical, an allyl or a but-2-enyl radical; or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a pyrrolidine or piperidine ring.
- 2. A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein R is a C.sub.1-12 alkoxy group optionally substituted by one or more chlorine atoms, hydroxy groups, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy groups, alpha(2,5-dichlorophenoxy)-propionyloxy groups, or phenyl groups optionally substituted by one or more chlorine atoms or methyl groups.
- 3. A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein R is a benzyloxy radical, or a benzyloxy radical substituted with one or more chlorine atoms or methyl groups.
- 4. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the rate of application of the phenoxypropionic acid derivative is from 0.06 to 1.0 kilograms per hectare.
- 5. A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the propionic acid derivative is the one in which R is a benzyloxy radical.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 881,065 filed Feb. 24, 1978, now abandoned.
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