Parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta (dodder) not only deplete nutrients from their host plants, but also function as important ‘information brokers’ among neighboring plants, when insects feed on host plants, a team of scientists has discovered.
Parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta (dodder) not only deplete nutrients from their host plants, but also function as important ‘information brokers’ among neighboring plants, when insects feed on host plants, a team of scientists has discovered.