Asymmetric Synthesis of All Stereoisomers of the Strigol Analogue GR24. Dependence of Absolute Configuration on Stimulatory Activity of Striga hermonthica and Orobanche crenata Seed Germination

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2278-2283

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

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Germination; GR24; Orobanche; Striga

Indexed keywords

OROBANCHE; OROBANCHE CRENATA; STRIGA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA;

EID: 0008643116     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf960466u     Document Type: Article

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