The Cuscuta transformation paper is now available online in the New Phytologist journal. It also became a cover page. Here is the link. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.20140?af=R#:~:text=Although%20Cuscuta%20species%20have%20been,produce%20flowers%20and%20viable%20seeds. […]
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! […]
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(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 […]
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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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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/ […]