Strigolactones, a novel carotenoid-derived plant hormone

Annual Review of Plant Biology

Volumn 66, Issue , 2015, Pages 161-186

  Al Babili, Salim ^a   Bouwmeester, Harro J ^b,c  

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

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CENTRE FOR BIOSYSTEMS GENOMICS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carlactone; Carotenoids; Plant hormones and development; Strigolactones

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; FUNGI; PISUM SATIVUM;

CARLACTONE; CAROTENOID; LACTONE; PHYTOHORMONE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PLANT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CAROTENOIDS; LACTONES; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84928882976     PISSN: 15435008     EISSN: 15452123     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-043014-114759     Document Type: Article

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