Abstract: | Seventeen derivatives of 1-amino-1-methylethylphosphonic acid were synthesised and evaluated for plant-growth-regulating activity using Cucumis sativus and Triticum aestivum. The tested compounds exerted either moderate herbicidal action or stimulated plant growth. The structure-activity relationships were similar to those observed earlier for the derivatives of 9-aminofluoren-9-ylphosphonic acids (phosphonic analogues of morphactins). |