Strigolactones (SLs) were originally isolated from plant root exudates as germination
stimulants for root parasitic plants of the family Orobanchaceae, including witchweeds …

Maximizing the world's agricultural efficiency depends largely on controlling a variety of
diseases and pestsÐ especially weeds. Weeds, simply defined as plants growing in an …

The association of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi with plant roots is the oldest and
ecologically most important symbiotic relationship between higher plants and …

Weeds are known to cause enormous losses due to their interference in agroecosystems.
Because of environmental and human health concerns, worldwide efforts are being made to …

Strigolactones are naturally occurring signaling molecules that affect plant development,
fungi-plant interactions, and parasitic plant infestations. We characterized the function of 11 …

Strigolactones (SLs) constitute a new class of plant hormones which are active as
germination stimulants for seeds of parasitic weeds of Striga, Orobanche, and Pelipanchi …

Allelopathy, originally defined as chemically elicited interactions between plants or fungi, is
mediated by many types of compounds with different sites and modes of biochemical action …

Allelopathy offers great potential:(a) to increase agriculture production (food grains,
vegetables, fruits, forestry),(b) to decrease harmful effects of modern agricultural practices …

In modern agriculture, natural plant communities may be replaced by a single crop species.
Weeds, some microorganisms, and viruses, as well as some herbivores are organisms that …

The structures of naturally occurring germination stimulants for seeds of the parasitic weeds
Striga spp. and Orobanche spp. are described. The bioactiphore in this strigolactone family …