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Oxygen and carbon isotope composition of parasitic plants and their hosts in southwestern Australia [PDF]

, 2004
We measured leaf dry matter δ18O and δ13C in parasitic plants and their hosts growing in southwestern Australia. Parasite/host pairs included two mistletoe species, three species of holoparasites, and five species of root hemiparasites.
Cernusak, Lucas A., Pate, John S., Farquhar, Graham D.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Detection of the plant parasite Cuscuta reflexa by a tomato cell surface receptor [PDF]

, 2016
Parasitic plants are a constraint on agriculture worldwide. Cuscuta reflexa is a stem holoparasite that infests most dicotyledonous plants. One exception is tomato, which is resistant to C.
Albert, Markus; https://orcid.org/, Hegenauer, Volker, Smoker, Matthew, Fürst, Ursula, Kaiser, Bettina, Zipfel, Cyril; https://orcid.org/, Felix, Georg, Stahl, Mark; https://orcid.org/   +7 more
core   +3 more sources

RNA-seq data from different developmental stages of Rafflesia cantleyi floral buds

Genomics Data, 2017
Rafflesia cantleyi, known as one of the world's largest flowers, is a specialised holoparasite due to dramatic morphological modifications. It possesses highly reduced vegetative structure and only appears as a flower for sexual reproduction.
Safoora Amini, Halimah Alias, Mohd Afiq Aizat-Juhari, Mohd-Noor Mat-Isa, Jumaat Haji Adam, Hoe-Han Goh, Kiew-Lian Wan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Growth but not photosynthesis response of a host plant to infection by a holoparasitic plant depends on nitrogen supply. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Parasitic plants can adversely influence the growth of their hosts by removing resources and by affecting photosynthesis. Such negative effects depend on resource availability.
Hao Shen, Shu-Jun Xu, Lan Hong, Zhang-Ming Wang, Wan-Hui Ye   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Altered Mitochondrial Respiration Is Associated With Loss of Nuclear‐Encoded OXPHOS Genes in Parasitic Broomrapes

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 7, July 2025.
The holoparasitic tribe Orobancheae demonstrated significant gene losses in their nuclear‐encoded mitochondrial OXPHOS genes. Despite these losses, high resolution respirometry revealed robust mitochondrial respiration in Orobancheae by shifting activities to fully nuclear encoded alternative complexes. ABSTRACT Parasitic plants, characterized by their
Liming Cai, Robert K. Jansen, Justin C. Havird   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Account of the Ecology of the Parasitic Plant Cistanche phelypaea (L.) Cout. (Orobanchaceae) in the Canary Islands and Implications for Its Conservation

Ecologies
Parasitic plants are ecologically important because they can exert a profound influence on the surrounding ecosystem. Yet the ecology and host specificity of most parasitic plant species remain poorly known or undocumented. Cistanche phelypaea is a local
Matías Hernández-González, Henry Cerbone, Chris J. Thorogood   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diversity and communities of culturable endophytic fungi from the root holoparasite Balanophora polyandra Griff. and their antibacterial and antioxidant activities

Annals of Microbiology, 2022
Purpose Balanophora polyandra Griff. is a holoparasitic medicinal plant that produces compounds with antibacterial and antioxidant activities. Plant endophytic fungi are an abundant reservoir of bioactive metabolites for medicinal exploitation, and an ...
Chunyin Wu, Wei Wang, Xiaoqing Wang, Hamza Shahid, Yuting Yang, Yangwen Wang, Shengkun Wang, Tijiang Shan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The functionality of arbuscular mycorrhizal networks across scales of experimental complexity and ecological relevance

Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 6, Page 1384-1399, June 2025.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract One of the most prevalent symbioses on Earth is that formed between the majority of land plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. Through these intimate associations, AM fungi transfer soil nutrients to their plant hosts in exchange for photosynthetically fixed ...
E. Magkourilou, C. A. Bell, T. J. Daniell, K. J. Field   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Embryology in Helosis cayennensis (Balanophoraceae): Structure of Female Flowers, Fruit, Endosperm and Embryo

Plants, 2019
Helosis cayennensis (Balanophoraceae s.str.) is a holoparasite characterised by aberrant vegetative bodies and tiny, reduced unisexual flowers. Here, we analysed the development of female flowers to elucidate their morpho-anatomy and the historical ...
Ana Maria Gonzalez, Héctor A. Sato, Brigitte Marazzi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patterns of Functional Diversity, Species Diversity, and Endemicity Driven by Elevation and Topographic Complexity in a Mediterranean Mountain Refuge

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2025.
Within the scope of our study, we modeled and mapped the relationships between functional diversity (Rao's Q), alpha species diversity, and endemism with topographic and climatic factors in a mountainous refugial area encompassing all Mediterranean vegetation strata.
Candan Aykurt, Kürşad Özkan, Mertcan Gülben, Özdemir Şentürk, Emirhan Berberoğlu, Semra Türkan, Zeynep Öz, Ramazan Süleyman Göktürk, Hasan Akgül, Sinem Günaydın, Muhammet Murat Görgöz   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source