The biology of strigolactones

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 72-83

  Ruyter Spira, Carolien ^a   Al Babili, Salim ^b,d   van der Krol, Sander ^a,c   Bouwmeester, Harro ^a,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c CENTRE FOR BIOSYSTEMS GENOMICS   (Netherlands)

^d KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTONE; PHYTOHORMONE;

CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT EXUDATE; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; REVIEW; RHIZOSPHERE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GERMINATION; LACTONES; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT EXUDATES; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS; RHIZOSPHERE; SEEDS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84873128093     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2012.10.003     Document Type: Review

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