Deserts can be challenging environments to live in, doubly so when you are a parasitic plant that has to latch onto the roots of a specific ...

Deserts can be challenging environments to live in, doubly so when you are a parasitic plant that has to latch onto the roots of a specific ...

Botanists have formally described a new parasitic plant from the Canary Islands, Orobanche andryalae, after two decades of field work and very patient verification. It is a tiny member of the broomrape group that taps the roots of other plants for water and nutrients, then blooms with understated charm on harsh volcanic ground. It took

We present the first chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation for the genus Cuscuta, a twining and leafless parasitic plant of the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae). C. campestris, the study species, is a widely studied model parasite, due in part to its worldwide occurrence as a weed of …

Gall-inducing insects manipulate host plant development, redirecting cellular fate and physiological processes to form novel structures. This phenomenon is even more intriguing when the host itself i...