Pectolytic activity by the haustorium of the parasitic plant Orobanche L. (Orobanchaceae) in host roots

Annals of Botany

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 319-326

  Losner Goshen, Dalia ^a   Portnoy, Vitaly H ^a   Mayer, Alfred M ^b   Joel, Daniel M ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Broomrape; Cell wall; Haustorium; Orobanche; Parasitic weed; Pectin; Pectin methyl esterase

Indexed keywords

OROBANCHE;

EID: 0031913663     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1997.0563     Document Type: Article

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