RNA trafficking in parasitic plant systems

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 3, Issue AUG, 2012, Pages

  LeBlanc, Megan ^a   Kim, Gunjune ^a   Westwood, James H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cuscuta; Haustorium; Host parasite interactions; Orobanchaceae; Orobanche; Phelipanche; RNA trafficking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884160993     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2012.00203     Document Type: Review

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