Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of the Strigol Analogue Carba-GR24

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1409-1414

  Thuring, Jan Willem J F ^a   Nefkens, Gerard H L ^a   Zwanenburg, Binne ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Germination; Orobanche; Striga; Strigol analogue

Indexed keywords

OROBANCHE; OROBANCHE CRENATA; STRIGA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA;

EID: 0001976415     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf960443f     Document Type: Article

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