Triacontanol [CH(3)(CH(2))(28)CH(2)OH] increased growth in vitro of cell cultures of haploid tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). The fresh weight of cell cultures of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum), potato (Solanum tuberosum), bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), and barley (Hordeum vulgare x H. jubatum) was also
Two new chlorinated amides, N-(2',6'-diethyl phenyl)-2-chloroacetamide (1) and N-(butyloxymethyl)-N-(2',6'-diethyl phenyl)-2-chloroacetamide (2) were isolated for the first time from the ethanolic extract of the leaves of Nicotiana glauca R. Graham in addition to triacontanol (3), scopoletin (4) and