Nutrient requirements differ in two Pedicularis species in the absence of a host plant: implication for driving forces in the evolution of host preference of root hemiparasitic plants | Zendy

Airong Li | Zendy; Yunju Li | Zendy; Sally E. Smith | Zendy; F. Andrew Smith | Zendy; Kaiyun Guan | Zendy

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Nutrient requirements differ in two Pedicularis species in the absence of a host plant: implication for driving forces in the evolution of host preference of root hemiparasitic plants

Author(s) -

Airong Li,

Yunju Li,

Sally E. Smith,

F. Andrew Smith,

Kaiyun Guan

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mct179

Subject(s) - biology , host (biology) , nutrient , preference , parasitic plant , botany , root (linguistics) , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , economics , microeconomics

Facultative root hemiparasitic plants generally have a wide host range, but in most cases show an obvious host preference. The reasons for the marked difference in growth performance of hemiparasites when attached to different hosts are not fully understood. In this study, the hypothesis was tested that hemiparasites showing a preference for different hosts have different nutrient requirements.

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