Paclobutrazol na iya hana kira na gibberellin mai ƙarancin ƙarfi, rage rabe-raben da haɓakar ƙwayoyin ƙwayoyin cuta, rage ci gaban shuka da rage gajeren filin. Lokacin amfani dashi akan shinkafa, zai iya haɓaka aikin shinkafar indole acetate oxidase da rage matakin IAA mai ƙoshin lafiya a cikin shukar shinkafa. Hakanan Paclobutrazol na iya raunana babban ci gaban da ake samu na noman shinkafa da inganta ci gaban buds a gefe (tillers), sanya ganyayyaki da ƙarancin tsarin ci gaba, rage masauki da haɓaka yawan amfanin ƙasa. Nazarin jikin dan adam ya nuna cewa Paclobutrazol na iya sanya kwayayen cikin jijiya, kwasfa da ganyen shukar shinkafa karami kuma su kara yawan kwayayen kwayoyin halitta. Bincike ya nuna cewa Paclobutrazol zai iya shayar da kwaya, ganye da kuma tushen sa. Mafi yawan Paclobutrazol da ganye ke sha yana zama a sashin sha kuma yana da wuya a fitar dashi. Concentrationarancin hankalin Paclobutrazol yana inganta tasirin hotuna na ganyayyaki na ganyen shinkafa; babban natsuwa yana hana ingancin hotuna, yana kara karfin numfashi na tushen tsarin, yana rage karfin numfashi na sassan iska, yana inganta juriya da ganyen stomata, kuma yana rage jujjuyawar ganyen.

Paclobutrazol yana da illolin jinkirta haɓakar tsire-tsire, hana haɓaka ƙira, rage ƙarancin ƙira, sa tsire-tsire a cikin dwarf, rage masauki, inganta karkatar da tsire-tsire, inganta bambance-bambancen tsiron fure, ƙara ƙarfin juriya na tsire-tsire ga damuwa, da inganta yawan amfanin ƙasa. Wannan samfurin ya dace da shinkafa, alkama, gyada, bishiyoyi masu 'ya'ya, taba, fyade, waken soya, furanni, ciyawa, da sauransu kamar (tsire-tsire), tare da tasiri mai mahimmanci.