title: Germination of Witchweed (Striga lutea Lour.): Isolation and Properties of a Potent Stimulant.
abstract: A crystalline germination stimulant (trivial name strigol) for the rootparasite, witchweed (Striga lutea Lour.), has been isolated from cotton rootexudates and characterized as a C(19)H(22)O(6) compound. Although apparently different from known plant hormones, the stimulant is active at hormonal levels, causing germination at concentrations less than 1O(-5) part per million.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Whichard
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Wall
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Egley