Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: N-(2-chloro-4-pyridinyl)-N′-phenyl-urea
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C12H10ClN3O
Formula Weight: 247,7
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 68157-60-8
Notes: Forchlorfenuron is a plant growth regulator.{57397,57398} It stimulates fruit growth, as well as increases fruit size and ripening rate, in kiwifruit (A. chinensis) when applied topically at a concentration of 40 mg/L.{57397} Forchlorfenuron accelerates fruit growth and increases rind thickness in watermelons (C. lanatus).{57398} Formulations containing forchlorfenuron have been used as plant growth regulators and herbicides in agriculture.