Germination of Witchweed (Striga lutea Lour.): Isolation and Properties of a Potent Stimulant by C. E. Cook and others

Science154(1966),1189–1190; DOI10.1126/science.154.3753.1189. Primary abstract: crystalline strigol isolated from cotton root exudates, formulaC19H22O6, germination stimulation of the root parasite called Striga lutea in the original title. Initial-only first byline C.E.Cook preserved; no claim that chemical germination stimulation proves successful host colonization.