Dose-response of seeds of the parasitic weeds Striga and Orobanche toward the synthetic germination stimulants GR 24 and Nijmegen 1

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1705-1710

  Wigchert, S C M ^a   Kuiper, E ^b   Boelhouwer, G J ^b   Nefkens, G H L ^a   Verkleij, J A C ^b   Zwanenburg, B ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Germination; GR 24; Orobanche; Parasitic weeds; Striga

Indexed keywords

GR 21 CPD; GROWTH PROMOTOR; LACTONE; PHYTOHORMONE;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GERMINATION; GROWTH STIMULATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED;

OROBANCHE; SPERMATOPHYTA; STRIGA;

EID: 0032912793     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf981006z     Document Type: Article

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