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Aliphatic alcohols are plant growth regulators that are used to control tobacco suckers in tobacco plants. They act by physically burning the young sucker growth at each leaf axil touched by the spray solution. The aliphatic alcohols dissolve the layer of waxy cuticle on the epidermis, causing dehydration (burning).
