Synthesis and evaluation of labelled germination stimulants for determining the role of butenolide in promoting seed germination.

测定丁烯内酯促进种子萌发作用的标记发芽刺激剂的合成和评价。烟中催芽剂（丁烯内酯）的发现对澳大利亚来说是一个重大的、具有国际意义的科学发现，并为农业、自然土地管理和恢复科学提供了令人兴奋的机会。丁烯内酯在广泛的物种中显示出的活性表明它在世界范围内具有普遍的适用性。这项研究现在为澳大利亚的研究提供了一个独特的机会，在了解植物种子中丁烯内酯的作用模式方面建立了世界领先的地位，这将导致我们对许多植物物种调节种子休眠过程的理解取得重大进展。

Synthesis and evaluation of labelled germination stimulants for determining the role of butenolide in promoting seed germination. The discovery of the germination promotive agent in smoke (a butenolide) represents a major and internationally significant scientific discovery for Australia and provides exciting opportunities for benefits in agriculture, natural lands management and restoration sciences. The activity demonstrated with a broad range of species shows that the butenolide has general applicability worldwide. This study now provides a unique opportunity for Australian research to establish a world-leading position in understanding the butenolide mode of action within plant seeds which will result in a significant advance in our understanding of the processes that regulate seed dormancy in many plant species.