Parasitic angiosperms: how often and how many?
DL Nickrent - Taxon, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Angiosperms that morphologically and physiologically attach to other flowering plants by
means of a haustorium have evolved 12 times independently resulting in 292 genera and …
means of a haustorium have evolved 12 times independently resulting in 292 genera and …
[HTML][HTML] The current developments in medicinal plant genomics enabled the diversification of secondary metabolites' biosynthesis
MM Alami, Z Ouyang, Y Zhang, S Shu, G Yang… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Medicinal plants produce important substrates for their adaptation and defenses against
environmental factors and, at the same time, are used for traditional medicine and industrial …
environmental factors and, at the same time, are used for traditional medicine and industrial …
[HTML][HTML] MapMan4: a refined protein classification and annotation framework applicable to multi-omics data analysis
Genome sequences from over 200 plant species have already been published, with this
number expected to increase rapidly due to advances in sequencing technologies. Once a …
number expected to increase rapidly due to advances in sequencing technologies. Once a …
[HTML][HTML] Deeply altered genome architecture in the endoparasitic flowering plant Sapria himalayana Griff.(Rafflesiaceae)
Summary Despite more than 2,000-fold variation in genome size, key features of genome
architecture are largely conserved across angiosperms. Parasitic plants have elucidated the …
architecture are largely conserved across angiosperms. Parasitic plants have elucidated the …
[HTML][HTML] An angiosperm NLR Atlas reveals that NLR gene reduction is associated with ecological specialization and signal transduction component deletion
Y Liu, Z Zeng, YM Zhang, Q Li, XM Jiang, Z Jiang… - Molecular plant, 2021 - cell.com
Nucleotide-binding leucine-rich-repeat (NLR) genes comprise the largest family of plant
disease-resistance genes. Angiosperm NLR genes are phylogenetically divided into the …
disease-resistance genes. Angiosperm NLR genes are phylogenetically divided into the …
[HTML][HTML] Genome sequence of Striga asiatica provides insight into the evolution of plant parasitism
Parasitic plants in the genus Striga, commonly known as witchweeds, cause major crop
losses in sub-Saharan Africa and pose a threat to agriculture worldwide. An understanding …
losses in sub-Saharan Africa and pose a threat to agriculture worldwide. An understanding …
Genome and time-of-day transcriptome of Wolffia australiana link morphological minimization with gene loss and less growth control
TP Michael, E Ernst, N Hartwick, P Chu… - Genome …, 2021 - genome.cshlp.org
Rootless plants in the genus Wolffia are some of the fastest growing known plants on Earth.
Wolffia have a reduced body plan, primarily multiplying through a budding type of asexual …
Wolffia have a reduced body plan, primarily multiplying through a budding type of asexual …
Cuscuta campestris fine-tunes gene expression during haustoriogenesis as an adaptation to different hosts
T Bawin, A Didriksen, C Faehn, S Olsen… - Plant …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The Cuscuta genus comprises obligate parasitic plants that have an unusually wide host
range. Whether Cuscuta uses different infection strategies for different hosts or whether the …
range. Whether Cuscuta uses different infection strategies for different hosts or whether the …
A chromosome‐scale Gastrodia elata genome and large‐scale comparative genomic analysis indicate convergent evolution by gene loss in mycoheterotrophic and …
Mycoheterotrophic and parasitic plants are heterotrophic and parasitize on fungi and plants,
respectively, to obtain nutrients. Large‐scale comparative genomics analysis has not been …
respectively, to obtain nutrients. Large‐scale comparative genomics analysis has not been …
[HTML][HTML] The minicircular and extremely heteroplasmic mitogenome of the holoparasitic plant Rhopalocnemis phalloides
The plastid and nuclear genomes of parasitic plants exhibit deeply altered architectures, 1–
13 whereas the few examined mitogenomes range from deeply altered to conventional. 14 …
13 whereas the few examined mitogenomes range from deeply altered to conventional. 14 …