Parasitic plants

Host specificity has been investigated for centuries in mistletoes, viruses, insects, parasitoids, lice and flukes, yet it is… (More)

Host plant penetration is the gateway to survival for holoparasitic Cuscuta and requires host cell wall degradation… (More)

The angiosperm Rafflesia lives as an obligate holoparasite in intimate contact with its hosts, vines in the genus Tetrastigma… (More)

Parasitic plants have the ability to obtain nutrients directly from other plants, and several species are serious biological… (More)

By comparison with plant-microbe interaction, little is known about the interaction of parasitic plants with their hosts. Plants… (More)

Aposematism (warning) signaling is a common defensive mechanism toward predatory or herbivorous animals, i.e., interactions… (More)

Medicinal properties of parasitic plants were investigated by means of ethnobotanical study in some areas of northeastern… (More)

Plants release airborne chemicals that can convey ecologically relevant information to other organisms. These plant volatiles are… (More)

Parasitic plants have profound effects on the ecosystems in which they occur. They are represented by some 4000 species and can… (More)

We measured leaf dry matter δ18O and δ13C in parasitic plants and their hosts growing in southwestern Australia. Parasite/host… (More)