Fitness of Cuscuta salina (Convolvulaceae) parasitizing Beta vulgaris (Chenopodiaceae) grown under different salinity regimes

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1032-1037

  Frost, Abigail ^a   López Gutiérrez, Juan Carlos ^a,b   Purrington, Colin B ^a  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Beta vulgaris; Chenopodiaceae; Convolvulaceae; Cuscuta salina; Parasite; Predisposition; Salinity; Specialization; Stress; Susceptibility; Zonation

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; HOST SELECTION; PARASITIC PLANT; SALINITY; STRESS;

AMARANTHACEAE; BETA VULGARIS; CONVOLVULACEAE; CUSCUTA SALINA; CUSCUTACEAE; CUSCUTOIDEAE; SALINA;

EID: 0042266917     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.90.7.1032     Document Type: Article

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