Publications by authors named "Horber R"
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- Strigolactones are important for plant growth and communication in the soil, with rice producing various types of these compounds from its roots.
- Researchers discovered a new type of strigolactone called 4-oxo-methyl carlactonoate (4-oxo-MeCLA) in rice root exudate and pinpointed specific enzymes involved in its production.
- Mutant rice strains lacking these enzymes show altered root growth and slower mycorrhizal colonization, highlighting the complexity of strigolactone biosynthesis and its significance in plant development and symbiotic relationships.
Maize () is a major staple crop in Africa, where its yield and the livelihood of millions are compromised by the parasitic witchweed . Germination of is induced by strigolactones exuded from maize roots into the rhizosphere. In a maize germplasm collection, we identified two strigolactones, zealactol and zealactonoic acid, which stimulate less germination than the major maize strigolactone, zealactone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Thoracoscopic surgery may require single-lung ventilation (SLV) in infants and small children. A variety of balloon-tipped endobronchial blockers exist but the placement is technically challenging if the size of the tracheal tube does not allow the simultaneous passage of the fibreoptic scope and the endobronchial blocker. This report describes a technique for endobronchial blocker insertion using fluoroscopic guidance in children undergoing SLV.
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