Parasitic plants in the family Orobanchaceae, such as Striga, Orobanche and Phelipanche,
often cause significant damage to agricultural crops. The Orobanchaceae family comprises …

A parasitic lifestyle, where plants procure some or all of their nutrients from other living
plants, has evolved independently in many dicotyledonous plant families and is a major …

Host‐induced gene silencing (HIGS) is an RNA interference‐based approach in which small
interfering RNA s (si RNA s) are produced in the host plant and subsequently move into the …

Rhamphicarpa fistulosa is a facultative hemi‐parasitic plant of the Orobanchaceae family,
adapted to wet soils. Apart from tropical Australia, it is only found in sub‐Saharan Africa …

Abstract Changes in cell walls have been previously observed in the mature infection organ,
or haustorium, of the parasitic angiosperm Cuscuta, but are not equally well charted in …

RNA silencing refers to diverse mechanisms that control gene expression at transcriptional
and post-transcriptional levels which can also be used in parasitic pathogens of plants that …

The parasitic flowering plant genus Cuscuta (dodder) is a parasitic weed that infects many
important crops. Once it winds around the shoots of potential host plants and initiates the …

Legumes establish mutualistic relationships with rhizobia and can also be infected by
parasitic plants. Rhizobia can improve the performance of legumes by providing them with …

Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is an economically important crop in Xinjiang, China, but its
production is constrained by the parasitic plant Phelipanche aegyptiaca that attaches to the …

Parasitic plants represent a peculiar group of semi-or fully heterotrophic plants, possessing
the ability to extract water, minerals, and organic compounds from other plants. All parasitic …