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The Enigma of Interspecific Plasmodesmata: Insight From Parasitic Plants
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Parasitic plants live in intimate physical connection with other plants serving as their hosts. These host plants provide the inorganic and organic compounds that the parasites need for their propagation.
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Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 The mistletoe Psittacanthus schiedeanus, a keystone species in interaction networks between plants, pollinators, and seed dispersers, infects a wide range of native and non-native tree species of commercial interest.
Enrique Ibarra-Laclette +14 more
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The Angiosperm Stem Hemiparasitic Genus Cassytha (Lauraceae) and Its Host Interactions: A Review
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Cassytha, also known as laurel dodder or love vine, is a stem hemiparasite of the Lauraceae family. It has long been used for medicinal purposes in many countries and has increasingly influenced agricultural and natural ecosystems by its effects on a ...
Hongxiang Zhang +3 more
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Management of Infection by Parasitic Weeds: A Review
Plants, 2020 Parasitic plants rely on neighboring host plants to complete their life cycle, forming vascular connections through which they withdraw needed nutritive resources.
Mónica Fernández-Aparicio +2 more
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Botanical Sciences, 2021 Background: Fouquieriaceae is a small family that consists of a single genus, Fouquieria, with eleven species occurring mostly in arid and semiarid regions of Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Fabiola Soto-Trejo +2 more
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Pscroph, a parasitic plant EST database enriched for parasite associated transcripts
BMC Plant Biology, 2005 Background Parasitic plants in the Orobanchaceae develop invasive root haustoria upon contact with host roots or root factors. The development of haustoria can be visually monitored and is rapid, highly synchronous, and strongly dependent on host factor ...
Tomilov Alexey A +4 more
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Haustorium Inducing Factors for Parasitic Orobanchaceae
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 Parasitic plants in the Orobanchaceae family include devastating weed species, such as Striga, Orobanche, and Phelipanche, which infest important crops and cause economic losses of over a billion US dollars worldwide, yet the molecular and cellular ...
Vincent Goyet +9 more
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Parasitic flowering plant collections embody the extended specimen
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 The widespread digitization of natural history collections, combined with novel tools and approaches is revolutionizing biodiversity science. The ‘extended specimen’ concept advocates a more holistic approach in which a specimen is framed as a diverse ...
Luiza Teixeira‐Costa +3 more
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Agriculture, 2022 Type I trichomes of tomato leaves (Solanum lycopersicum Mill. cv. Moneymaker), as outgrowths of the plant epidermis, are suitable for monitoring infection processes of powdery mildew species using a high-fidelity digital microscope (DM) without fungal ...
Shota Iwasaki +8 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Parasitic weeds of the family Orobanchaceae are among the most damaging constraints on food production in the tropics, draining water and nutrients from their hosts and threatening the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers. Yellow witchweed (Alectra vogelii) can destroy entire legume harvests across sub‐Saharan Africa, where these crops are a ...
Hildah Kithinji +2 more
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