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The strigolactone germination stimulants of the plant-parasitic Striga and Orobanche spp. are derived from the carotenoid pathway.
Plant physiology - 1 Oct 2005
Matusova Radoslava, Rani Kumkum, Verstappen Francel W A, Franssen Maurice C R, Beale Michael H, Bouwmeester Harro J
Abstract excerpt
The seeds of parasitic plants of the genera Striga and Orobanche will only germinate after induction by a chemical signal exuded from the roots of their host. Up to now, several of these germination stimulants have been isolated and identified in the root exudates of a series of host plants of both Orobanche and Striga spp. In most cases, the compounds were shown to be isoprenoid and belong to one chemical class,...
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