Effect of Jasmonates and Related Compounds on Seed Germination of Orobanche minor Smith and Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth

Koichi YONEYAMA; Masaru OGASAWARA; Yasutomo TAKEUCHI; Makoto KONNAI; Yukihiro SUGIMOTO; Hideharu SETO; Shigeo YOSHIDA

doi:10.1271/bbb.62.1448

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Notes

Effect of Jasmonates and Related Compounds on Seed Germination of Orobanche minor Smith and Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth

Koichi YONEYAMA, Masaru OGASAWARA, Yasutomo TAKEUCHI, Makoto KONNAI, Yukihiro SUGIMOTO, Hideharu SETO, Shigeo YOSHIDA

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Keywords: cucurbic acid, jasmonic acid, Orobanche minor Smith, seed germination, Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth

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1998 Volume 62 Issue 7 Pages 1448-1450

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.62.1448

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Abstract

Jasmonates and related compounds were found to elicit the seed germination of the important root parasites, clover broomrape (Orobanche minor Smith) and witchweed [Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth]. The stimulation of seed germination by the esters was more effective than by the corresponding free acids, and methyl jasmonate (MJA) was the most active stimulant among the compounds tested.

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