Cuscuta species: Model organisms for haustorium development in stem holoparasitic plants
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1086384
Abstract: Parasitic plants are notorious for causing serious agricultural losses in many countries. Specialized intrusive organs, haustoria, confer on parasitic plants the ability to acquire water and nutrients from their host plants. Investigating the mechanism involved… read more here.
Keywords: haustorium; cuscuta species; development; holoparasitic plants ... See more keywords
Cuscuta Species Identification Based on the Morphology of Reproductive Organs and Complete Chloroplast Genome Sequences
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms20112726
Abstract: The genus Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae) comprises well-known parasitic plants. Cuscuta species are scientifically valuable, as their life style causes extensive crop damage. Furthermore, dried seeds of C. chinensis are used as a Korean traditional herbal medicine.… read more here.
Keywords: cuscuta species; chloroplast genomes; medicine; chloroplast ... See more keywords