Organization of Vascular Cells in the Haustorium of the Parasitic Flowering Plant Cuscuta japonica
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DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcx197
Abstract: The stem parasite dodder, Cuscuta japonica, has evolved a specialized root-like organ, the haustorium, which is differentiated from the stem. In order to take up water and nutrients, C. japonica reprograms haustorial cells to vascular… read more here.
Keywords: xylem; cuscuta japonica; plant; vascular cells ... See more keywords