Accumulation of azafrin in the root apoplast of the medicinal plant Escobedia grandiflora might play a role in parasitism

Societal Impact Statement Escobedia grandiflora is a medicinal hemiparasite that occurs naturally in non‐forested communities in Central and South America. Parasitic plants accumulate high levels of a water‐soluble orange pigment in roots that was once among the most important food dyes in the Andea...

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Main Authors: Edison Cardona‐Medina, Marisa Santos, Rubens Nodari, Dámaso Hornero‐Méndez, Arnau Peris, Darren C. J. Wong, José Tomás Matus, Manuel Rodríguez‐Concepción
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-05-01
Series:Plants, People, Planet
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10353