Thidiazuron

Storage: Room Temperature

Synonym: 1-Phenyl-3-(1,2,3-thiadiazol-5-yl)urea, TDZ

Uses: Thidiazuron is a urea derivative which acts as a cytokinin-active plant growth regulator. Thidiazuron (TDZ) is a plant growth regulator and a synthetic diphenylurea cytokinin used in micropropagations to supplement media such as Murashige and Skoog medium. TDZ promotes plant organogenesis (shoot regeneration) and plant regeneration.Thidiazuron (TDZ) enables the production of virus-free stock plants, speeds up breeding, and provides new genotypes for the market. It is also used as a phenylurea herbicide for controlling weeds in agricultural and nonagricultural practices. Thidiazuron acts as a pesticide by inhibiting photosystem II.