Glucose, fructose, sucrose, malate, tartrate, and 22 free amino acids ware determined in `Thompson
Seedless' grape leaves during the first 36 days of growth and throughout the …

and Summary The physical and chemical properties of the oils of eight almond varieties are
presented. Oils of these varieties showed similar qualitative data concerning the lipid …

Broomrapes (Phelipanche aegyptiaca and Orobanche spp.) are obligate plant parasites
that cause extreme damage to crop plants. The parasite seeds have strict requirements for …

Root parasitic weeds infect numerous economically important crops, affecting total yield
quantity and quality. A lack of an efficient control method limits our ability to manage newly …

Little is known about the translocation of proteins and other macromolecules from a host plant
to the parasitic weed Phelipanche spp. Long-distance movement of proteins between host …

Strigolactones are phytohormones that stimulate seed germination of parasitic plants
including Phelipanche aegyptiaca. Strigolactones are derived from carotenoids via a pathway …

Broomrapes (Phelipanche/Orobanche spp.) are holoparasitic plants that subsist on the
roots of a variety of agricultural crops, establishing direct connections with the host vascular …

RNA silencing refers to diverse mechanisms that control gene expression at transcriptional
and post-transcriptional levels which can also be used in parasitic pathogens of plants that …

BACKGROUND: Ecdysteroids are steroid hormones that control moulting and govern several
changes during metamorphoses in arthropods. The discovery of the same molecules (…

Phelipanche aegyptiaca and Orobanche spp. are obligate plant root-parasitic weeds that
cause extensive damage in agricultural crop plants. Their germination requires exposure to …