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 …

The angiosperm genus Cuscuta lives as an almost achlorophyllous root-and leafless
holoparasite and has therefore occupied scientists for more than a century. The 'evolution'of …

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 …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT), the movement and genomic integration of DNA across
species boundaries, is commonly associated with bacteria and other microorganisms, but …

In our study, we investigated some physiological and ecological aspects of the life of
Cuscuta racemosa Mart.(Convolvulaceae) plants with the hypothesis that they recognise …

Horizontal gene transfers (HGTs) from host or other organisms have been reported in
mitochondrial genomes of parasitic plants. Genes transferred in this fashion have usually …

The development of the infection organ of the parasitic angiosperm genus Cuscuta is a
dynamic process that is normally obscured from view as it happens endophytically in its …

Dodders (Cuscuta spp.) are shoot holoparasites, whose haustoria penetrate host tissues to
enable fusion between the parasite and host vascular systems, allowing Cuscuta to extract …

Karyotypes are characterized by traits such as chromosome number, which can change
through whole-genome duplication and dysploidy. In the parasitic plant genus Cuscuta …

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 …