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Background   Monochasma savatieri  is an endangered hemiparasitic medicinal plant with a variety of antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. Despite the urgent need to understand the parasitic biology of  M. savatieri , parasite-host associations have long been neglected in studies of  M. savatieri .    Methods  We conducted a pot cultivation experiment to analyze changes in the growth traits, physiological performance and anatomical structures of  M. savatieri  grown with the potential host  Gardenia jasminoides  E., before and after the establishment of the parasite-host association.    Results  Prior to the establishment of the parasite-host association, the presence of the host had no significant effect on the maximum root length, leaf indexes or total dry weight of  M. savatieri  seedlings, but had significant positive effect on seedling height, number of roots or number of haustoria. When it was continuously grown without a host,  M. savatieri  growth was rather slow. The establishment of the parasite-host association enhanced the growth of  M. savatieri , and higher levels of photosynthetic pigments, increased antioxidant enzyme activity and lower malondialdehyde accumulation were observed in  M. savatieri  with an established parasite-host association. Furthermore, an analysis of the anatomical structures of  M. savatieri  showed that the establishment of the parasite-host association enabled better development of the seedling vegetative organs than that in seedlings without parasite-host associations.    Conclusions  Our study demonstrates the physiological and anatomical changes that occurred in  M. savatieri  after connection with a host and suggests that the enhanced growth and development of  M. savatieri  were highly dependent on the parasite-host association.

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The changes of morphological and physiological characteristics in hemiparasitic<i>Monochasma savatieri</i>before and after attachment to the host plant

The changes of morphological and physiological characteristics in hemiparasiticMonochasma savatieribefore and after attachment to the host plant