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Strigolactones and the regulation of pea symbioses in response to nitrate and phosphate deficiency.
Molecular plant - 1 Jan 2013
Foo Eloise, Yoneyama Kaori, Hugill Cassandra J, Quittenden Laura J, Reid James B
Abstract excerpt
New roles for the recently identified group of plant hormones, the strigolactones, are currently under active investigation. One of their key roles is to regulate plant symbioses. These compounds act as a rhizosphere signal in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses and as a positive regulator of nodulation in legumes. The phosphorous and nitrogen status of the soil has emerged as a powerful regulator of strigolactone...
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