Evaluation of propiconazole, a triazole-containing fungicide as an inhibitor of strigolactone production

The inhibitory effect of propiconazole on strigolactone (SL) production and Striga hermonthica emergence were evaluated using rice plants. A significant reduction in SL levels was detected root exudates after treated with different doses propiconazole. Propiconazole induced second tiller bud outgrowth seedlings. In accordance the results 4-deoxyorobanchol exudates, propiconazole-treated attenuated degree infestation parasitic weed, S. hermonthica. Overall, these suggest that has potential as a plant growth regulator for agriculture new scaffold developing potent inhibitors production.