Category: Society News

The IPPS is shifting its main social media presence to Bluesky and LinkedIn. Follow us there to stay updated on the latest parasitic plants and IPPS news.  See you on Bluesky! […]

(1) Prof. Saima Shahid from The University of Sheffield (UK) will talk about: “The interplay of mobile small RNAs and DNA methylation in Cuscuta parasitism” (2) Jiacheng Ji, PhD student, Inner Mongolia University (China) will talk about: “Genetic diversity, habitat suitability, and bioactive component accumulation of Cynomorium songaricum in China” Date: Wednesday, Feb 5th at […]

“Growing your parasite is part of the art form” – a wonderful IPPS seminar by Jim Westwood about the history of the IPPS and the research on parasitic plants! The community made great strides, but there are still plenty of challenges ahead. It was also fantastic to see such a huge turnout with over 90 […]

We are excited to announce that Prof. Jim Westwood from Virginia Tech will kick off our IPPS seminar series with the first seminar of 2025. He will talk about: “Challenges, progress and potential: Reflections on 30 years in parasitic plant research” Date: Wednesday, January 8th at Time: 1 PM GMT. Local Times: 8 AM in […]

The latest issue of Haustorium (86), edited by Chris Parker, is now available for download! You can find it here: Haustorium 86. A huge thank you to Chris Parker, Lytton Musselman, and everyone else who contributed to this edition! Here is the link to all issues of Haustorium on the IPPS webpage: https://www.parasiticplants.org/haustorium/ […]

We’re thrilled to announce the relaunch of the IPPS Seminar Series to make the wait for the next WCPP a little bit more bearable. We will kick off on January 8th, 2025, with an exciting new format and continue with our familiar first Wednesday-of-the-month schedule throughout the year. The new format will feature a 25-minute […]

RAFFLESIA is a parasitic plant that spends most of its life cycle within its host, a tropical vine, emerging only to bloom. Its flowers are the largest in the world, spanning up to a metre. Despite this, little is known about its life cycle, and it is almost impossible to grow. Half of the Rafflesia […]

The prestigious Pustovoit Award from the International Sunflower Association has been awarded to Begoña Pérez Vich from the IAS-CSIC in Córdoba, Spain. Begoña Pérez Vich is well-known in our society for her work on resistance in sunflowers to the #parasiticplant Orobanche cumana. […]

The IPPS is looking for a person who can help with the maintenance of the IPPS website that runs under WordPress. Activities will include: – technical maintenance of the website – ad hoc trouble shooting – implementing novel features in collaboration with the IPPS Editorial team We anticipate that on average these activities will take […]

As part of a campaign to promote Japan as venue for international meetings a video was made about the 17th World Congress on Parasitic Plants in Nara, Japan See here for the website where the video is posted. […]