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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The presence of several transaminase enzymes has been demonstrated in Cuscuta reflexa and C. campestris. The activity of glutamate-aspartate transaminase in Cuscuta and host plants was measured. At ...

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 ...

NAIROBI, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Scientists from a global invasive species organization on Friday warned a parasitic invasive weed known as Cuscuta is threatening the survival of crops and biodiversity in ...

The Cuscuta sandwichiana (kaunaoa kahakai) is a native parasitic plant. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to ...

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 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 ...

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 ...