Germination of Witchweed (Striga lutea Lour.): Isolation and Properties of a Potent Stimulant
Abstract
A crystalline germination stimulant (trivial name strigol) for the root parasite, witchweed (Striga lutea Lour.), has been isolated from cotton root exudates and characterized as a C19H22O6 compound. Although apparently different from known plant hormones, the stimulant is active at hormonal levels, causing germination at concentrations less than 10-5 part per million.
- Publication:
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Science
- Pub Date:
- December 1966
- DOI:
- 10.1126/science.154.3753.1189
- Bibcode:
- 1966Sci...154.1189C