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The differentially regulated genes TvQR1 and TvPirin of the parasitic plant Triphysaria exhibit distinctive natural allelic diversity.
BMC plant biology - 18 Feb 2013
Ngo Quy A, Albrecht Huguette, Tsuchimatsu Takashi, Grossniklaus Ueli
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BACKGROUND: Plant parasitism represents an extraordinary interaction among flowering plants: parasitic plants use a specialized organ, the haustorium, to invade the host vascular system to deprive host plants of water and nutrients. Various compounds present in exudates of host plants trigger haustorium development. The two most effective haustorium inducing factors (HIFs) known for the parasitic plant...
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