Structure and activity of strigolactones: New plant hormones with a rich future

Molecular Plant

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-62

  Zwanenburg, Binne ^a,b   Pospíšil, Tomáš ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTONE; PHYTOHORMONE;

CHEMISTRY; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MYCORRHIZA; PLANT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

GERMINATION; LACTONES; MYCORRHIZAE; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT SHOOTS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84875714878     PISSN: 16742052     EISSN: 17529867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mp/sss141     Document Type: Review

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