title: Strigolactone derivatives for potential crop enhancement applications.
abstract: New technologies able to mitigate the main abiotic stresses (i.e., drought, salinity, cold and heat) represent a substantial opportunity to contribute to a sustainable increase of agricultural production. In this context, the recently discovered phytohormone strigolactone is an important area of study which can underpin the quest for new anti-stress technologies. The pleiotropic roles played by strigolactones in plant growth/development and in plant adaptation to environmental changes can pave the way for new innovative crop enhancement applications. Although a significant scientific effort has been dedicated to the strigolactone subject, an updated review with emphasis on the crop protection perspective was missing. This paper aims to analyze the advancement in different areas of the strigolactone domain and the implications for agronomical applications.
authors.affiliation: Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Chemical Research, Schaffhausenstrasse 101, CH-4332, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Screpanti
authors.affiliation: Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Chemical Research, Schaffhausenstrasse 101, CH-4332, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Raymonde
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fonné-Pfister
authors.affiliation: Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Chemical Research, Schaffhausenstrasse 101, CH-4332, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lumbroso
authors.affiliation: Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Chemical Research, Schaffhausenstrasse 101, CH-4332, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rendine
authors.affiliation: Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Chemical Research, Schaffhausenstrasse 101, CH-4332, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Mathilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lachia
authors.affiliation: Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Chemical Research, Schaffhausenstrasse 101, CH-4332, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Mesmaeker
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods*; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000187:drug effects*; D018525:Germination / Q000187:drug effects; D007783:Lactones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D057685:Plant Weeds / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D012639:Seeds / Q000187:drug effects; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D007783:Lactones; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators
keywords: Abiotic stresses; Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Parasitic weeds; Plant architecture; Seed germination; Strigolactones; crop establishment