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Identification of tomato introgression lines with enhanced susceptibility or resistance to infection by parasitic giant dodder (Cuscuta reflexa).
Physiologia plantarum - 1 Feb 2018
Krause Kirsten, Johnsen Hanne R, Pielach Anna, Lund Leidulf, Fischer Karsten, Rose Jocelyn K C
Abstract excerpt
The parasitic flowering plant genus Cuscuta (dodder) is a parasitic weed that infects many important crops. Once it winds around the shoots of potential host plants and initiates the development of penetration organs, called haustoria, only a few plant species have been shown to deploy effective defense mechanisms to ward off Cuscuta parasitization. However, a notable exception is Solanum lycopersicum (tomato),...
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