Plant communication – a tool of parasites?

A scientist from Virginia Tech has discovered a way that plants communicate with each other at the molecular level. The research could provide a way to fight parasitic weeds that attack food crops, says the university. Plant pathology professor Jim Westwood examined how dodder, a parasite, attacked tomatoes and another host plant. The parasite uses an… » Read More

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