title: Strigolactone-mediated Stimulation of Secondary Xylem Proliferation in Stems.
abstract: Secondary xylem (wood) accounts for a large proportion of the terrestrial biomass. Understanding how secondary xylem develops and proliferates is a challenge to enhance our capacities for biomass production. Recent reports revealed that the plant hormone strigolactone is key for the development of secondary xylem. Here, I describe a protocol for strigolactone-mediated stimulation of secondary xylem proliferation in stems. The protocol has been tested in Arabidopsis and Eucalyptus and can be adjusted to other species.
authors.affiliation: Plant Sciences Department, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK. javier.agusti@plants.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Agusti
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D005052:Eucalyptus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D007783:Lactones / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D052584:Xylem / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007783:Lactones; C483518:strigol
keywords: Arabidopsis; Cambium; Eucalyptus; Lanolin; Secondary xylem; Stem; Strigolactone