Strigolactones (SLs) are a unique and novel class of phytohormones that regulate numerous
processes of growth and development in plants. Besides their endogenous functions as …

Strigolactones (SLs) control plant development, enhance symbioses, and act as germination
stimulants for some of the most destructive species of parasitic weeds, making SLs a …

Covalent inhibitors and other types of covalent modalities have seen a revival in the past two
decades, with a variety of new targeted covalent drugs having been approved in recent …

The Striga, particularly S. he rmonthica, problem has become a major threat to food security,
exacerbating hunger and poverty in many African countries. A number of Striga control …

Chemical signals known as strigolactones (SLs) were discovered more than 50 years ago
as host-derived germination stimulants of parasitic plants in the Orobanchaceae …

Strigolactones (SLs) are a class of sesquiterpenoid plant hormones that play a role in the
response of plants to various biotic and abiotic stresses. When released into the …

The obligate hemiparasitic weed Striga hermonthica grows on cereal roots and presents a
severe threat to global food security by causing enormous yield losses, particularly in sub …

Seeds of the root parasitic plant Striga hermonthica can sense very low concentrations of
strigolactones (SLs) exuded from host roots. The S. hermonthica hyposensitive to light …

Phelipanche ramosa is an obligate root-parasitic weed that threatens major crops in central
Europe. In order to germinate, it must perceive various structurally divergent host-exuded …

Witchweed, or Striga hermonthica, is a parasitic weed that destroys billions of dollars' worth
of crops globally every year. Its germination is stimulated by strigolactones exuded by its …