Parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta and their interaction with susceptible and resistant host plants

By comparison with plant-microbe interaction, little is known about the interaction of parasitic plants with their hosts. Plants of the genus Cuscuta belong to the family of Cuscutaceae and comprise about 200 species, all of which live as stem holoparasites on other plants. Cuscuta spp. possess no r...

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Main Authors: Bettina eKaiser, Ursula B. Fürst, Gerd eVogg, Markus eAlbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00045/full