Strigolactone Biosynthesis and Biology

Molecular Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere: Volume 1

Volumn 1, Issue , 2013, Pages 355-371

  Zhang, Yanxia ^a   Haider, Imran ^a   Ruyter Spira, Carolien ^a,b   Bouwmeester, Harro J ^a,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Business Unit Biointeractions and Plant Health   (Netherlands)

^c CENTRE FOR BIOSYSTEMS GENOMICS   (Netherlands)

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DOI: 10.1002/9781118297674.ch33     Document Type: Chapter

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