Parasitic Orobanchaceae : Parasitic Mechanisms and Control Strategies - Joel, Daniel M.; Gressel, Jonathan; Musselman, Lytton J.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013)
Introduction: The parasitic syndrome in higher plants -- The haustorium and the life cycles of parasitic Orobanchaceae -- Functional structure of the mature haustorium -- Haustorium initiation and early development -- Haustorium invasion into host tissues -- The physiology of the established parasite-host association -- Host reaction to attack by root parasitic plants -- Seed production and dispersal in the Orobanchaceae -- The seed and the seedling -- Induction of germination -- Germination eco-physiology -- Are karrikin signalling mechanisms relevant to strigolactone perception?- Changing host specificities: by mutational changes or epigenetic reprogramming?- Phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary trends in Orobanchaceae -- Genomic evolution in Orobanchaceae -- Ecology of hemi-parasitic Orobanchaceae with special reference to their interaction with plant communities -- Weedy Orobanchaceae - The problem -- The parasitic weeds of the Orobanchaceae -- Population diversity and dynamics of parasitic weeds -- Molecular diagnosis of parasite seed banks -- Marker-assisted and physiology-based breeding for resistance to Orobanchaceae -- Integrated agronomic management of parasitic weed seed banks -- Chemical control -- Biotechnologies for directly generating crops resistant to parasites -- Allelopathy -- Biocontrol.
Keywords: Plant physiology; Agriculture; Plant ecology; Plant breeding; Plant genetics; Plant biochemistry; Plant Physiology; Agriculture; Plant Ecology; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant Biochemistry