Dengke Ma

pH-responsive manganese carboxymethyl chitosan hydrogel releases pesticide to promote rice tillering and suppress root-parasitic weeds

Abstract Strigolactone (SL) signaling is an important agricultural target for controlling plant branching and parasitic weeds. Here, based on the SL inhibitor KK094, we describe the design of 32 indole derivatives, of which DK6 exhibits optimal activity. To enhance solubility and...