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Strigolactone-mediated Stimulation of Secondary Xylem Proliferation in Stems
1Plant Sciences Department, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK. javier.agusti@plants.ox.ac.uk.
Abstract:
Secondary xylem (wood) accounts for a large proportion of the terrestrial biomass. Understanding how secondary xylem develops and proliferates is a challenge to enhance our capacities for biomass production. Recent reports revealed that the plant hormone strigolactone is key for the development of secondary xylem. Here, I describe a protocol for strigolactone-mediated stimulation of secondary xylem proliferation in stems. The protocol has been tested in Arabidopsis and Eucalyptus and can be adjusted to other species.
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