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Welcome to the account of the International Parasitic Plant Society (IPPS)! Follow us for updates on the latest research, the diversity, and the impact on agriculture of these fascinating organisms! For more, visit or join https://www.parasiticplants.org
👤 Joined on 13 January 2025
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@parasiticplants.bsky.social🎉🆕📰🎉: A reference genome and transcriptome of haustorial development in Pedicularis groenlandica reveal diverse trajectories of haustoria-associated gene evolution in parasitic plants doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
Show PostMy pen and ink botanical illustrations, old and new, depicting a selection of parasitic plants from tropical Africa and Asia:
Show PostPainting new pathways: Castilleja enters the genomic era #plantscience
Show PostThe dodder, a parasitic plant choking my tomatoes as I speak…who would have guessed this is one of nature's genetic engineers, stealing DNA along with nutrients from its host. japanresearchreport.substack.com/p/parasitic-... #HorizontalGeneTransfer #ParasiticPlants #PlantBiology #Genetics
Show Post📢 NEW GENOME ALERT In #G3journal, learn about new genomes of two sister genera of parasitic plants that reveal contrasting mechanisms of genome evolution and provide foundational resources for comparative genomics of parasitic plants. 🔗 buff.ly/jIHHz9N
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