Researchers have investigated how the parasitic dodder Cuscuta australis controls flower formation. They showed that the parasite eavesdrops on the flowering signals of its host plants in order to ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Previous findings on structural rearrangements in the chloroplast genome of Cuscuta (dodder), the only parasitic genus in the morning-glory ...

Ever heard of a dodder vine? I hadn’t – until I read “What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses” by Daniel Chamovitz. Turns out this widespread vine, all gawky and gangly, has what you might ...

Most plants absorb sunlight and CO2 with their leaves, take up water and minerals from the soil through roots, and are fully autotrophic. However, parasitic plants are a special class of plants that ...

Swamp dodder continues to spread through Wisconsin carrots, reducing crop yield and quality. Greenhouse research was conducted to evaluate the effect of swamp dodder infection timing on carrot ...

A. According to Bob Allen, a professor of biology at Santa Ana College and Irvine Valley College, the varieties of dodder growing in the area are native. The term “dodder” is used for more than 150 ...

Dodder (Cuscuta spp.) doesn’t look much like a typical plant. A sprawling vine with yellow-orange, spaghetti-like stems, it seems to lack both leaves and flowers. Actually, its leaves are reduced to ...

Giant dodder is scary stuff. Science fiction scary. Scary like The Blob, the indestructible and insatiable pink mass that nearly did in a young Steve McQueen. Giant dodder, or Cuscuta japonica, is The ...

The plant genus Cuscuta consists of more than 200 species that can be found almost all over the world. The parasites, known as dodder, but also called wizard's net, devil's hair or strangleweed, feed ...

The plant genus Cuscuta consists of more than 200 species that can be found almost all over the world. The parasites, known as dodder, but also called wizard's net, devil's hair or strangleweed, feed ...