Knocking out SbSLT1/2 reduces the amount of SL in root exudates, decreases Striga germination, and potentially mitigates yield loss in infested regions. In this illustration, on the left is shown the ...
a strigolactone called 16-hydroxy-carlactonic acid (16-OH-CLA). While 16-OH-CLA has been reported previously, its exact structure and why it might be important were not fully known. The ability to ...
Full details are published in a Science paper titled, “Evolution of interorganismal strigolactone biosynthesis ... in previous studies but its exact structure and importance are unclear.