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A functional genomics investigation of allelochemical biosynthesis in Sorghum bicolor root hairs.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 8 Feb 2008
Baerson Scott R, Dayan Franck E, Rimando Agnes M, Nanayakkara N P Dhammika, Liu Chang-Jun, Schröder Joachim, Fishbein Mark, Pan Zhiqiang, Kagan Isabelle A, Pratt Lee H, Cordonnier-Pratt Marie-Michèle, Duke Stephen O
Abstract excerpt
Sorghum is considered to be one of the more allelopathic crop species, producing phytotoxins such as the potent benzoquinone sorgoleone (2-hydroxy-5-methoxy-3-[(Z,Z)-8',11',14'-pentadecatriene]-p-benzoquinone) and its analogs. Sorgoleone likely accounts for much of the allelopathy of Sorghum spp., typically representing the predominant constituent of Sorghum bicolor root exudates. Previous and ongoing studies...
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