Endoparasitic plants are the most reduced flowering plants, spending most of their lives as a network of filaments within the tissues of their hosts. Despite their extraordinary life form, we know little about their biology. Research into a few species has revealed unexpected insights, such as the total loss of plastome, the reduction of the […]
IPPS seminar #3 by Vivian Bernal-Galeano and Natalia Pabón-Mora, 07 July 2021, 3:00 PM GMT
The International Parasitic Plant Society is pleased to host the third round of talks of the IPPS Online Seminar Series on July 07, 2021 at 3:00 PM GMT (8:00 AM Los Angeles, 10:00 AM Bogota/Brasilia, 11:00 AM New York/Santiago, 4:00 PM Abuja/London, 5:00 PM Amsterdam/Berlin/Cape Town, 6:00 PM Nairobi/Tel Aviv, 11:00 PM Beijing, 12:00 AM Tokio, […]
IPPS seminar: Natalia Pabón-Mora – Natural history and genomics in Pilostyles (Apodanthaceae), the smallest endoholo-parasitic plants on Earth
IPPS Online Seminar Series July 07, 2021 at 3:00 PM GMT (8:00 AM Los Angeles, 10:00 AM Bogota/Brasilia, 11:00 AM New York/Santiago, 4:00 PM Abuja/London, 5:00 PM Amsterdam/Berlin/Cape Town, 6:00 PM Nairobi/Tel Aviv, 11:00 PM Beijing, 12:00 AM Tokio, 01:00 AM (next day) Canberra) The Apodanthaceae comprises two genera and eleven endoholoparasitic species. The exclusively […]
IPPS seminar: Vivian Bernal-Galeano – An artificial host system for growing and studying Cuscuta
IPPS Online Seminar Series July 07, 2021 at 3:00 PM GMT (8:00 AM Los Angeles, 10:00 AM Bogota/Brasilia, 11:00 AM New York/Santiago, 4:00 PM Abuja/London, 5:00 PM Amsterdam/Berlin/Cape Town, 6:00 PM Nairobi/Tel Aviv, 11:00 PM Beijing, 12:00 AM Tokio, 01:00 AM (next day) Canberra) Cuscuta campestris is an obligate parasitic plant that requires a host […]
Imazapic Herbigation for Egyptian Broomrape (Phelipanche aegyptiaca) Control in Processing Tomatoes- Laboratory and Greenhouse Studies
Our recently published paper: ‘Imazapic Herbigation for Egyptian Broomrape (Phelipanche aegyptiaca) Control in Processing Tomatoes—Laboratory and Greenhouse Studies’, is a summary of preliminary studies in the lab and greenhouse investigating the science and practicality of utilizing the imidazolinone ALS-inhibiting herbicide Imazapic for selective Phelipanche aegyptiaca control in processing tomato. These studies led to field trials […]
Royal Society Africa Prize Lecture 2020 with Dr Steven Runo
Dr Steven Runo in a crop field with parasitic weed Striga. Image credits: Joel Masanga […]
3D structure of the haustorium in two parasitic plant species in the Orobanchaceae
Parasitic plants use haustorium to absorb parts or all of nutrient resources required for their growth from host plants. As a multicellular organ, the haustorium consists of different cell types, yet the knowledge on their spatial arrangement is largely limited and far lagging from that of other organs such as root and shoot. This paper […]
IPPS Online Seminar #2 by Songkui Cui and Jianqiang Wu on 2 June 2021 at 3.00 pm GMT
The International Parasitic Plant Society is pleased to host the second round of talks of the IPPS Online Seminar Series on June 2, 2021, at 3:00 PM GMT (8:00 AM Los Angeles, 10:00 AM Bogota/Brasilia, 11:00 AM New York/Santiago, 4:00 PM Abuja/London, 5:00 PM Amsterdam/Berlin/Cape Town, 6:00 PM Nairobi/Tel Aviv, 11:00 PM Beijing, 12:00 AM […]
IPPS seminar: Songkui Cui – Host infection is mediated by ethylene signaling in the parasitic plant P. japonicum
IPPS Online Seminar June 2, 2021, at 3:00 PM GMT (8:00 AM Los Angeles, 10:00 AM Bogota/Brasilia, 11:00 AM New York/Santiago, 4:00 PM Abuja/London, 5:00 PM Amsterdam/Berlin/Cape Town, 6:00 PM Nairobi/Tel Aviv, 11:00 PM Beijing, 12:00 AM Tokio, 01:00 AM (next day) Canberra). Development of haustorium in parasitic plants involves intimate signaling interaction between host […]
IPPS seminar: Jianqiang Wu – Interactions between hosts and parasitic plant Cuscuta (dodder)
IPPS Online Seminar June 2, 2021, at 3:00 PM GMT (8:00 AM Los Angeles, 10:00 AM Bogota/Brasilia, 11:00 AM New York/Santiago, 4:00 PM Abuja/London, 5:00 PM Amsterdam/Berlin/Cape Town, 6:00 PM Nairobi/Tel Aviv, 11:00 PM Beijing, 12:00 AM Tokio, 01:00 AM (next day) Canberra). Cuscuta (dodder) species are worldwide distributed parasitic plants. Using a special organ, […]