[2] This suppresses apical dominance in the plant and can stimulate lateral branching, resulting in a bushier growth habit.

[3][7] When higher concentrations are applied, there is a greater risk that these adverse effects will persist, leading to crop loss.

[3] Gibberellins can be applied to fight undesired growth inhibition following dikegulac sodium application, but success can be limited.

[6] In Fall 2008, Washington, D.C.'s Urban Forestry Administration failed to suppress the fruiting of thousands of female Ginkgo biloba trees by injecting them with the dikegulac sodium product Pinscher.

The Urban Forestry Administration had previously sprayed the trees with chlorpropham to prevent fruiting, but their success had been limited.