Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a plant stomatal opening promoting agent that is inexpensive, highly safe, and has an excellent stomatal opening promoting effect. The present invention is a plant stomatal opening promoting agent comprising stevia.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel inhibitor of blossom-end rot in a fruit. A nitrophenol compound or a salt thereof can inhibit blossom-end rot in a fruit. In particular, the present invention relates to an inhibitor of blossom-end rot in a fruit comprising a nitrophenol compound or a salt thereof, a method of inhibiting blossom-end rot in a fruit, comprising applying a nitrophenol compound or a salt thereof, a method of reducing the incidence of a blossom-end rot symptom in a fruit, improving a quality of the fruit, or increasing a yield of the fruit, the method comprising applying a nitrophenol compound or a salt thereof, and so on.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an isoxazole compound or a salt thereof that controls pests. The present invention provides an isoxazole compound represented by Formula (I): or a salt thereof, wherein R represents C1-6 alkyl, or C1-4 haloalkyl; A1 and A2 are identical or different and each halogen or C1-6 alkyl; B1 represents hydrogen, halogen or C1-6 alkyl; B2 represents C1-6 alkyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl C1-4 haloalkyl; and n represents an integer of 0 to 2.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a benzylamide compound or a salt thereof that controls a mite. The present invention provides a benzylamide compound represented by Formula (1): or a salt thereof, wherein R1 represents C1-6 alkyl or C1-6 haloalkyl; R2 and R3 are identical or different and each represent hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-6 alkyl, or the like; R4 represents hydrogen, formyl C1-6 alkyl, or the like; R5 and R6 are identical or different and each represent hydrogen, halogen, or C1-6 alkyl, or the like; R7, R8, R9, R10, and R11 are identical or different and each represent hydrogen, halogen, or the like; X represents oxygen or sulfur; and n represents an integer of 0 to 2.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a thiazole compound and a herbicide containing the thiazole compound. The present invention relates to a thiazole compound represented by general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are identical or different and represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or an alkyl group which may have a substituent, R3 and R4 are identical or different and represent, for example, a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, or a halogen atom, R5, R6, R7, R8, and R9 are identical or different and represent, for example, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a hydroxyl group, at least one of R5, R6, R7, R8 or R9 represents a hydroxyl group, an OCOR12 group, a COR13 group, or an OSO2R14 group, R10, R11, R12, R13, and R14 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group which may have a substituent, or an aryl group which may have a substituent, and n represents 0, 1, or 2.