1-Naphthylacetic acid is used as a plant growth regulator and for plant tissue culture. It is used for the vegetative propagation of plants from stem and leaf cutting, abscission promoter and substrate for auxin inducers of specific plant enzymes. Further, it stimulates root formation in cuttings of woody and herbaceous plants. It is also used to prevent premature flower and fruit drop. It is also employed to control regrowth of tree sprouts after trimminguse. In addition to this, it is used in ornaments and serves as an ingredient in many commercial plant rooting horticultural products.
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Applications
1-Naphthylacetic acid is used as a plant growth regulator and for plant tissue culture. It is used for the vegetative propagation of plants from stem and leaf cutting, abscission promoter and substrate for auxin inducers of specific plant enzymes. Further, it stimulates root formation in cuttings of woody and herbaceous plants. It is also used to prevent premature flower and fruit drop. It is also employed to control regrowth of tree sprouts after trimminguse. In addition to this, it is used in ornaments and serves as an ingredient in many commercial plant rooting horticultural products.
Solubility
Slightly soluble in water, ethanol, acetone, chloroform and ether.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents and strong bases.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Sasiambarrena, L. D.; Cánepa, A. S.; Luna, C. N.; Bravo, R. D. Intramolecular sulfonylamidomethylation of 2-(2-naphthyl) and 2-(1-naphthyl)ethanesulfonamides: synthesis of new class of naphthosultams. Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56 (16), 2054-2058.
- Li, G.; Liu, S.; Sun, Z.; Xia, L.; Chen, G.; You, J. A simple and sensitive HPLC method based on pre-column fluorescence labelling for multiple classes of plant growth regulator determination in food samples. Food Chem. 2015, 170, 123-130.