Interactions between the hemiparasitic angiosperm rhinanthus minor and its hosts: From the cell to the ecosystem

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 40, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 217-229

  Cameron, Duncan D ^a,f   Hwangbo, Jun Kwon ^a,b   Keith, Aidan M ^a,c   Geniez, Jean Michel ^a,d   Kraushaar, Daniel ^a   Rowntree, Jenny ^e   Seel, Wendy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

^e Micropropagation Unit   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotic and abiotic effects; Direct and indirect effects; Parasitic plant

Indexed keywords

HEMIPARASITE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITIC PLANT;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; RHINANTHUS MINOR;

EID: 19344377145     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02803236     Document Type: Review

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