Analysis of the Registered Plant Growth Regulators Applied in Citrus Production and Their Safe Use
- Received Date: 26/01/2021
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Key words:
- citrus /
- plant growth regulator /
- formulation /
- safe use
Abstract: In order to strengthen the safe use of the plant growth regulators on citrus production, it is necessary to comprehensively understand their registration information. In view of this, we retrieve the current registration of such products on China pesticide information network, and count and analyze their types, formulations and efficacy within the validity period applied for citrus production. The results show that a total of 75 citrus plant growth regulators are registered, and in 65 of them the priority active ingredients are single formulations, which account for 86.67% of the total; that solvable agents and emulsions account for 46.7% of the total; and that their main functions include regulating growth, increasing yield, accelerating ripening, controlling shoot, dwarfing, killing insects, promoting growth and improving stress resistance.