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A series of isosteviol derivatives such as aromatic esters and amino acid amides were synthesized. Their effects on seed germination and root elongation of the crop plants, Capsicum annuum, Lens culinaris medicus, Lycopersicon esculentum, Trifollium spp. and Triticum vulgare, were studied. The derivatives could be arranged into four groups: (1) seed germination inhibitors (2) root elongation inhibitors (3) root elongation inducers (4) general inhibitors.
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Hershenhorn, J., Zohar, M., Crammer, B. et al. Plant-growth regulators derived from the sweetener stevioside. Plant Growth Regulation 23, 173–178 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005934109197
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