Cooney JM Author

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Interaction Between Strigolactone and Cytokinin on Axillary and Adventitious Bud Development in Zantedeschia

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Manandhar S, Funnell KA, Woolley DJ and Cooney JM

Interaction Between Strigolactone and Cytokinin on Axillary and Adventitious Bud Development in Zantedeschia

Strigolactones are known to be involved in the control of branching, particularly axillary bud outgrowth. However, the effect of strigolactone on adventitious bud development is presently unknown, and the interaction of strigolactone with cytokinin on bud outgrowth has not been fully understood. Using a germination assay, high strigolactone levels were detected in a low-branched cultivar (Best Gold) but was less abundant in a high-branched cultivar (Goldilocks), particularly at an early stage of the growth cycle when branching was not visibly evident. In contras... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2329-955X.1000172

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