Germination Stimulant Activity of Isothiocyanates on Phelipanche spp.
The root parasitic weed Ball - Floorball broomrapes, Phelipanche spp., cause severe damage to agriculture all over the world.They have a special host-dependent lifecycle and their seeds can germinate only when they receive chemical signals released from host roots.Our previous study demonstrated that 2-phenylethyl isothiocyanate is an active germin