Induced defence by a root hemiparasite increases host plant resistance against future infection
Plant Biology, EarlyView.Infection by root hemiparasites can increase mortality of parasites during future infection, indicating induced host defence mechanisms. Abstract European grassland plants are frequently attacked by root hemiparasites. However, little is known about host defence responses to parasitism.
S. C. Wanke, D. Matthies
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Finding the Core-Genes of Chloroplasts
, 2014 Due to the recent evolution of sequencing techniques, the number of available genomes is rising steadily, leading to the possibility to make large scale genomic comparison between sets of close species.
AlKindy, Bassam +5 more
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Inhibition of Pectin Methyl Esterase Activity By Green Tea Catechins [PDF]
, 2008 Pectin methyl esterases (PMEs) and their endogenous inhibitors are involved in the regulation of many processes in plant physiology, ranging from tissue growth and fruit ripening to parasitic plant haustorial formation and host invasion.
Chen Shahar +5 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.The Roridulaceae–Sarraceniaceae clade exhibits strikingly divergent carnivorous strategies, providing a framework to examine how trophic shifts influence plastid genome evolution. Comparative plastome analyses reveal recurrent ndh gene disruption across species, while Roridula gorgonias shows pronounced genomic restructuring, including elevated ...
Shengxin Chang +4 more
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Phylogenetic inference in Rafflesiales: the influence of rate heterogeneity and horizontal gene transfer [PDF]
, 2004 BACKGROUND: The phylogenetic relationships among the holoparasites of Rafflesiales have remained enigmatic for over a century. Recent molecular phylogenetic studies using the mitochondrial matR gene placed Rafflesia, Rhizanthes and Sapria (Rafflesiaceae ...
Anderson, F E +4 more
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Native and foreign mitochondrial and nuclear encoded proteins conform the OXPHOS complexes of a holoparasitic plant [PDF]
, 2022 The intimate contact between the holoparasitic plant Lophophytum mirabile (Balanophoraceae) and its host plant (Fabaceae) facilitates the exchange of genetic information, increasing the frequency of horizontal gene transfer (HGT).
Ceriotti, Luis Federico +3 more
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Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 24, Issue 4, Page 2226-2240, April 2026.ABSTRACT The Orobanchaceae family, the largest group of parasitic plants, spans a complete spectrum from autotrophic to holoparasitic species. As a typical endangered holoparasitic species within this family, Cistanche deserticola is a parasitic plant that is widely harvested for traditional medicine in desertic regions, and of growing importance as a ...
Xinke Zhang +7 more
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The Biology of Canadian Weeds. 133. \u3cem\u3eCuscuta campestris\u3c/em\u3e Yuncker, \u3cem\u3eC. gronovii\u3c/em\u3e Willd. ex Schult., \u3cem\u3eC. umbrosa\u3c/em\u3e Beyr. ex Hook., \u3cem\u3eC. epithymum\u3c/em\u3e (L.) L. and \u3cem\u3eC. epilinum\u3c/em\u3e Weihe [PDF]
, 2006 Cuscuta spp. (dodders) are rootless, holoparasitic herbs with filiform stems attached to the host by numerous haustoria. In Canada, Cuscuta gronovii is the most common native species of the genus followed by Cuscuta campestris and C. umbrosa.
Costea, Mihai, Tardif, François J.
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Epiparasitism in Phoradendron durangense and P. falcatum (Viscaceae) [PDF]
, 2009 Phoradendron, the largest mistletoe genus in the New World, extends from temperate North America to temperate South America. Most species are parasitic on terrestrial hosts, but a few occur only, or primarily, on other species of Phoradendron.
Calvin, Clyde L, Wilson, Carol A
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Floral scent and pollinators of the holoparasite Pilostyles thurberi (Apodanthaceae)
Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2014 Floral scent is likely important to the pollination of parasitic plants, despite that it has not been well-studied. We studied the pollination ecology of the North American stem holoparasite Pilostyles thurberi (Apodanthaceae) at two field sites in Texas.
Sedonia D Sipes +3 more
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