Dodder vines: Hitting back at 'wiretapping' parasite

Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - 17:30 in Biology & Nature

Dodder vines are parasitic plants that suck water, nutrients and information from other plants as they spread over them. Plant biologists have now shown that they can make plants resistant to dodder by attacking the junctions where the parasite taps into the host.

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