Transcriptomics exposes the uniqueness of parasitic plants

Transcriptomics exposes the uniqueness of parasitic plants.

Parasitic plants have the ability to obtain nutrients directly from other plants, and several species are serious biological threats to agriculture by parasitizing crops of high economic importance. The uniqueness of parasitic plants is characterized by the presence of a multicellular organ called a haustorium, which facilitates plant-plant interactions, and shutting down or reducing their own ...

Parasitic Plants of the World

Modelling the growth of parasitic plants

PARASITIC AND SEMIPARASITIC FLOWERING PLANTS OF IRAN (Volume 2)

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Rhizosphere communication of plants, parasitic plants and AM fungi.

Plants use an array of secondary metabolites to defend themselves against harmful organisms and to attract others that are beneficial. However, the attraction of beneficial organisms could also lead to abuse by malevolent organisms. An exciting example of such abuse is the relationship between plants, beneficial mutualistic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and harmful parasitic plants. Signalling m...