Researchers have discovered the mechanism that drives the parasitic vine Cuscuta campestris to insert organs into plants after making contact with the hosts.

The parasitic vine Cuscuta campestris grows by latching onto the stems and leaves of plants and inserting organs called haustorium into the host plant tissues to draw nutrients. The haustorium is ...

The parasitic vine Cuscuta campestris grows by latching onto the stems and leaves of plants and inserting organs called haustorium into the host plant tissues to draw nutrients. The haustorium is ...

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The invasive plant Cuscuta campestris – also known as “golden dodder”, and more commonly referred to as simply “cuscuta” – was previously only known to be in north Waikato. That was ...

The invasive plant Cuscuta campestris – also known as “golden dodder”, and more commonly referred to as simply “cuscuta” – was previously only known to be in north Waikato. That was until it was ...