PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an agent for suppressing the generation of ethylene from a plant and a method for suppressing the generation of ethylene from a plant during cultivation.SOLUTION: The ethylene generation suppressing agent composition for plant contains (A) a compound expressed by general formula (1) (R1 is a 10-22C hydrocarbon group R2 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group or a 1-24C hydrocarbon group and R3 is a hydrogen atom or a 1-24C hydrocarbon group) in an amount of 1-10,000 ppm by weight.COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT【課題】植物のエチレン発生抑制剤、及び栽培中の植物のエチレン発生抑制方法の提供。【解決手段】一般式(1)【化1】(式中、R1は炭素数10~22の炭化水素基を示し、R2は水素原子、水酸基又は炭素数1~24の炭化水素基を示し、R3は水素原子又は炭素数1~24の炭化水素基を示す。)で表される化合物(A)を、1~10000ppm(重量濃度)含有する、植物のエチレン発生抑制剤組成物。【選択図】なし
