Diverse roles of strigolactones in plant development

Molecular Plant

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-28

  Brewer, Philip B ^a   Koltai, Hinanit ^b   Beveridge, Christine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTONE; PHYTOHORMONE;

ADAPTATION; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT ROOT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; LACTONES; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS;

EID: 84875753226     PISSN: 16742052     EISSN: 17529867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mp/sss130     Document Type: Review

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