https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-06-24-0064-FI […]
Cell Wall Dynamics in the parasitic plant (Striga) and rice pathosystem
Editorial for a forthcoming issue of Parasitic Plants, People, Planet
Our Editorial article ‘Parasitic plants are models for examining global food security, biodiversity loss and host–parasite evolution, in a changing world scheduled for a forthcoming issue of Parasitic Plants, People, Planet is now available at: https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ppp3.10616. […]
First IPPS Online Seminar in 2025 by Prof. Jim Westwood on January 8th, 2025
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 […]
PCP Special Issue on Parasitic Plants
Plant & Cell Physiology (@PCP_EIC), the official journal of the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists, will publish a special issue on parasitic plants in 2025. Research paper submissions are due by April 25, 2025, and review paper submissions by June 15, 2025. More details can be found here: https://academic.oup.com/pcp/pages/special_list […]
*Haustorium (86) Is Now Available for Download!*
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/ […]
Assessing the mutagenic potential of methyl phenlactonoate 3 and Nijmegen-1 in bacterial reverse mutation assays
The use of strigolactone (SL) analogs as suicidal germination agents to control the seed banks of the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica has gained interest for field applications in recent years. However, concerns about the environmental safety of these SL analogs remain. In this study, we evaluated the mutagenic potential of two selected SL analogs, Methyl Phenlactonoate 3 […]
Nutrient mediation of sink strength in the Orobanche minor – Red clover association
Holoparasitic plants such as Orobanche are thought to act as a strong sink for host resources. Here, we tested the effect of nutrient supply to parasitized or unparasitized roots of red clover plants growing in a splot root box. We found that host growth was strongly suppressed by the parasite when nutrients were fed to […]
Hemiparasite Phtheirospermum japonicum growth benefits from a second host and inflicts greater host damage with exogenous N supply
Facultative root hemiparasites likely connect to several hosts at the same time. However, most studies use single-association experiments, where a host and parasite are grown together in a pot. In this study, we used a split root box which allows us to control both the number of hosts and nutrient supply to each plant independently. […]
New U.S. Botanic Garden Exhibit Spotlights “Fierce Flora” | United States Botanic Garden
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U.S. Botanic Garden Exhibit Spotlights “Fierce Flora Tales of Survival and Demise”
I am excited to see Parasitic Plants and the work on combating the root parasitic plant Striga featured in Washington, D.C., at the U.S. Botanic Garden exhibit “Fierce Flora: Tales of Survival and Demise”. New U.S. Botanic Garden Exhibit Spotlights “Fierce Flora” | United States Botanic Garden […]