Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth Germination Stimulant(s) from Menispermum dauricum (DC.) Root Culture

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 3355-3359

  Ma, Yongqing ^a   Babiker, Abdel Gabar T ^a,b   Ali, Imad A ^a   Sugimoto, Yukihiro ^a   Inanaga, Shinobu ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CORPORATION   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Germination stimulant; Root culture; Striga hermonthica

Indexed keywords

MENISPERMUM DAURICUM; STRIGA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA;

EID: 1542620882     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf960267a     Document Type: Article

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