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Promotion of Germination of Striga asiatica Seed by Coumarin Derivatives and Effects on Seedling Development

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OUR efforts to isolate and characterize the Striga germination stimulant in root exudates of maize were accompanied by testing more than 270 compounds for their capacity to stimulate germination. A previous paper1 reported the stimulation of Striga asiatica (witchweed) seed germination and described morphogenic effects on the seedlings induced by kinetin and certain other 6-(substituted) purines. This communication reports the results obtained with 41 coumarin derivatives, two of which stimulated germination of witchweed seeds.

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  1. Department of Field Crops, North Carolina State College, Raleigh

    A. D. WORSHAM & G. C. KLINGMAN

  2. Crops Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

    D. E. MORELAND

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WORSHAM, A., KLINGMAN, G. & MORELAND, D. Promotion of Germination of Striga asiatica Seed by Coumarin Derivatives and Effects on Seedling Development. Nature 195, 199–201 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/195199a0

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