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Does abscisic acid affect strigolactone biosynthesis?
The New phytologist - 1 Jul 2010
López-Ráez Juan A, Kohlen Wouter, Charnikhova Tatsiana, Mulder Patrick, Undas Anna K, Sergeant Martin J, Verstappen Francel, Bugg Timothy D H, Thompson Andrew J, Ruyter-Spira Carolien, Bouwmeester Harro
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SUMMARY: *Strigolactones are considered a novel class of plant hormones that, in addition to their endogenous signalling function, are exuded into the rhizosphere acting as a signal to stimulate hyphal branching of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and germination of root parasitic plant seeds. Considering the importance of the strigolactones and their biosynthetic origin (from carotenoids), we investigated the...
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