Trophic relationships between the parasitic plant species Phelipanche ramosa (L.) and different hosts depending on host phenological stage and host growth rate

Phelipanche ramosa (L.) Pomel (branched broomrape) is a holoparasitic plant that reproduces on crops and also on weeds, which contributes to increase the parasite seed bank in fields. This parasite extracts all its nutrients at the host's expense so that host-parasite trophic relationships are...

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Main Authors: Delphine Moreau, Stéphanie Gibot-Leclerc, Annette Girardin, Olivia Pointurier, Carole Reibel, Florence Strbik, Monica Fernandez-Aparicio, Nathalie Colbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01033/full