Strigolactones are phytohormones with many attributed roles in development, and more
recently in responses to environmental stress. We will review evidence of the latter in the …

Plants interact with microorganisms in the phyllosphere and rhizosphere. Here the roots
exude plant specialized metabolites (PSMs) that have diverse biological and ecological …

Contrary to the biosynthetic pathways of many terpenoids, which are well characterized and
elucidated, their transport inside subcellular compartments and the secretion of reaction …

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a major pulse crop in Israel grown on about 3000 ha
spread, from the Upper Galilee in the north to the North-Negev desert in the south. In the last …

The medicinal plant Cistanche deserticola Ma (Orobanchaceae) is a holoparasitic
angiosperm that takes life-essential materials from Haloxylon ammodendron (CA Mey.) …

Abstract Broomrapes (Orobanche and Phelipanche spp.) are root holoparasites deriving
their nourishment from the parasitic interaction they establish with the host plant. Vegetable …

Genetic modification of plants was in practice long before establishing the genetic paradigm.
In their quest to attain superior plants, humans continually modified plants through selection …

Abstract Broomrapes (Orobanche and Phelipanche spp.) rely on the presence of a host
plant for nourishment. Based on the release of specific molecules by the crop plant, their …