Claims
- 1. A method for the control of grass growth rate by means of retardation which comprises contacting grass with an effective inhibiting amount of 5-acetamido-2-methyltrifluoromethanesulfonanilide, or salt thereof.
- 2. A method for suppressing the growth rate of trees and woody ornamentals which comprises contacting trees or woody ornamentals with a growth rate suppressing amount of 5-acetamido-2-methyltrifluoromethanesulfonanilide, or a salt thereof.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of copending application Ser. No. 618,376, filed Oct. 1, 1975, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 4,076,519 Ser. No. 618,376 being a division of application Ser. No. 352,596 filed Apr. 19, 1973 (now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 3,920,444), Ser. No. 352,596 being a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 100,404 filed Dec. 21, 1970 (now abandoned), Ser. No. 100,404 being a division of application Ser. No. 832,829 filed June 12, 1969 (now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 3,639,474), Ser. No. 832,829 being, in turn, a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 588,338 filed Oct. 21, 1966 (now abandoned).
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Dec 1971 |
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Divisions (3)
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618376 |
Oct 1975 |
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352596 |
Apr 1973 |
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832829 |
Jun 1969 |
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Continuation in Parts (2)
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100404 |
Dec 1970 |
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588338 |
Oct 1966 |
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