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Genetic evidence for natural product-mediated plant-plant allelopathy in rice (Oryza sativa).
The New phytologist - 1 Feb 2012
Xu Meimei, Galhano Rita, Wiemann Philipp, Bueno Emilio, Tiernan Mollie, Wu William, Chung Ill-Min, Gershenzon Jonathan, Tudzynski Bettina, Sesma Ane, Peters Reuben J
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• There is controversy as to whether specific natural products play a role in directly mediating antagonistic plant-plant interactions - that is, allelopathy. If proved to exist, such phenomena would hold considerable promise for agronomic improvement of staple food crops such as rice (Oryza sativa). • However, while substantiated by the presence of phytotoxic compounds at potentially relevant concentrations,...
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