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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Strigolactones as germination stimulants for root parasitic plants
Plant and Cell Physiology, Volume 51, No. 7, Year 2010
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Description
Witchweeds (Striga spp.) and broomrapes (Orobanche and Phelipanche spp.) are the two most devastating root parasitic plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae and are causing enormous crop losses throughout the world. Seeds of these root parasites will not germinate unless they are exposed to chemical stimuli, 'germination stimulants' produced by and released from plant roots. Most of the germination stimulants identified so far are strigolactones (SLs), which also function as host recognition signals for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and a novel class of plant hormones inhibiting shoot branching. In this review, we focus on SLs as germination stimulants for root parasitic plants. In addition, we discuss how quantitative and qualitative differences in SL exudation among sorghum cultivars influence their susceptibility to Striga. © 2010 The Author.
Authors & Co-Authors
Yoneyama, Koichi
Japan, Utsunomiya
Utsunomiya University
Awad, Ayman A.
Sudan
Agricultural Research Organization
Xie, Xiaonan
Japan, Utsunomiya
Utsunomiya University
Yoneyama, Kaori
Japan, Tokyo
Teikyo University
Takeuchi, Yasutomo
Japan, Utsunomiya
Utsunomiya University
Statistics
Citations: 234
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/pcp/pcq055
ISSN:
00320781
e-ISSN:
14719053
Study Approach
Qualitative
Quantitative