Parasitic Cuscuta factor(s) and the detection by tomato initiates plant defense
Dodders (Cuscuta spp.) are holoparasitic plants that enwind stems of host plants and penetrate those by haustoria to connect to the vascular bundles. Having a broad host plant spectrum, Cuscuta spp infect nearly all dicot plants – only cultivated tomato as one exception is mounting an active defense...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Communicative & Integrative Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19420889.2016.1244590 |