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 […]

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.  […]