Plant & cell physiology
Host Defense Responses of Mesquite (Prosopis laevigata, Fabaceae) Trees Against the Mistletoe (Psittacanthus calyculatus, Loranthaceae) During the Early Stage of Infection.
César A Ávila-Hernández, Mariana A Rojas-Raya, Elizabeth Quintana-Rodríguez, Enrique Ramírez-Chávez, Jorge Molina- Torres, Domancar Orona-Tamayo, Edmundo Lozoya-Gloria
Published: 202510.1093/pcp/pcaf142
Abstract
Mesquite (Prosopis laevigata, Fabaceae) is a legume widely distributed in Mexico, infested by the mistletoe Psittacanthus calyculatus, Loranthaceae) a parasitic plant that absorbs water and nutrients from the mesquite. For parasitism to become establ…
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