Louis G. Nickell, in Chemical and Engineering News (Oct. 9, 1978), 1155 16th St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.
The use of herbicides to increase crop yields controlling weed growth has had a major impact on modern agriculture. Now, another family of agrochemicals-the so-called plant growth regulators- promises even more startling results.
Plant growth regulators, writes Nickell, vice president of research and development for Velsicol Chemical Co., are organic compounds (either natural or synthetic)...