Abstract: The 12001974 sucrose content of sugar cane plants is increased by treating the plants, prior to harvest, with N-acetyl or chloroacetyl derivatives of aminomethylenephosphonic acid, and certain esters and salts thereof.
Abstract: This disclosure relates to certain novel triesters of N-hydroxy-N-phosphonomethylglycine which are useful as herbicides for undesired plants and as growth regulators for desired plants.