False broomrape: a physiological disorder caused by growth-regulator imbalance.
False broomrape on tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) can be induced by applying cytokinins to the roots, by causing an increase in the cytokinin-auxin ratio in the roots, by removing the apical and auxillary buds, or by applying extracts from tobacco with false broomrape to the roots of healthy plants. It can be prevented by treating debudded plants with auxin.
Hamilton
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Plant Science Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506.
Lowe
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