PLANT GROWTH RETARDANTS IN COMBINATION WITH INHIBITORS OF ETHYLENE BIOSYNTHESIS OR ACTION

    公开(公告)号:CA2193873A1

    公开(公告)日:1997-06-22

    申请号:CA2193873

    申请日:1996-12-23

    Abstract: Provided compositions and methods of improving a plant growth factor. The compositions and methods contain combinations of plant growth regulators such asplant growth retardants and inhibitors of ethylene biosynthesis or action. The ethylene inhibitors comprise substituted oxime-ethers having the general formula: (see fig. I) (I) or (see fig. II) (II) where R1 and R2 independently of one another are C1-C6-alkyl, n is 2 or 3 and R3 is hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl. Specific inhibitors of ethylene biosynthesis or action include: {¢(isopropylidene)-amino!oxy}-acetic acid-2-(methoxy)-2-oxoethyl ester, {(isopropylidene)-amino!oxy}-acetic acid-2-(hexyloxy)-2-oxoethyl ester, {{cyclohexylidene)-amino!oxy}-acetic acid-2-(isopropyloxy)-2-oxyethyl ester (methoxy)-2-oxoethyl ester,¢((isopropylidene)-amino!oxy acetic acid, aminooxyacetic acid, amninoethoxyvinylglycine, rhizobitoxine, silver ions (e.g silver thiosulfate), and 2,5norbornadiene. The plant growth retardants include: compounds with quaternary ammonium, phosphonium or sulphonium moieties such as mepiquat chloride and chloromequat chloride; compounds that contain a nitrogen containing heterocycle such as paclobutrazol, uniconazole and ancymidol; compounds such as acylcylohexanediones (e.g.,trinexapac-ethyl and prohexadion-Ca) and daminozide. Low rate application of the methods and compositions are preferred.

    DRIVE UNIT FOR A VERTICAL BLIND OR THE LIKE AND VERTICAL BLIND UTILIZING SAME

    公开(公告)号:CA1300487C

    公开(公告)日:1992-05-12

    申请号:CA571144

    申请日:1988-07-05

    Abstract: Drive unit for a vertical blind or the like, where the slats of the vertical blinds can be moved by an endless pull element, such as a pull chain. The drive unit has a housing (5) formed, for example, of plastic, an electric drive motor (6) placed in the housing (5), and a drive pinion or the like coupled to the drive motor, optionally by an inserted reduction gear. By enclosing of the drive components within the housing, a safe and unobtrusive drive unit is created. Preferred embodiments of the unit are constructed to enable the pull element to enter the housing through openings therein and be hung on the drive pinion. By this construction and the provision of control switches on the housing for operation of the electric drive motor, the drive unit is inexpensive and able to be retrofitted simply and versatily. Additionally, in an emergency, easy hand operation of the vertical blinds is still possible. Still further, the drive unit is designed to enable mounting of it in each of two positions that are displaced 180.degree. relative to each other by the provision of openings for the pull element at each of opposite sides of the housing and by enabling the mounting position of the switch controls to be inverted relative to the remainder of the housing.

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