Egyptian Broomrape (Orobanche aegyptiaca Pers.) and Small Broomrape (Orobanche minor Sm.) Parasitism of Red Clover (Trifolium pratense L.) in Vitro
Broomrapes, <i>Orobanche</i> spp., are holoparasites that affect the growth of a variety of broadleaf crops. One of the distinct characteristics of the family Orobanchaceae is the lack of chlorophyll, and hence inability to synthesize their own food. Broomrapes subsist on the roots of...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40499 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-42998-142825/ |