Background:Mistletoes are the most successful group of obligatory hemi-parasitic flowering plants that attach to the host via haustorium for obtaining water and minerals.This review aims to assess the current knowledg...
financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(31370512,U1303201,and 31400440);Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan Province(2016FB059);funding for Airong Li from The Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences;the Young Academic and Technical Leader Raising Foundation of Yunnan Province(2014HB047)
Haustorium formation is the characteristic feature of all parasitic plants and a vital process for successful parasitism.Previous investigations on haustorium initiation and development are constricted to induced proc...
Four solanaceous plant species, namely hot pepper (Capsicum frutescensL.), potato (Solanum tuberosumL.), tobacco (Nicotiana tabacumL.) and tomato (Lycopersicon esculentumMiller) were anatomically screened for compatib...