EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE ATTACHMENT OF THE PARASITIC ANGIOSPERM AGALINIS-PURPUREA TO A HOST
EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE ATTACHMENT OF THE PARASITIC ANGIOSPERM AGALINIS-PURPUREA TO A HOST
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DOI:
10.1007/bf01281804
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
RIOPEL, JL
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作者:
BAIRD, WV;RIOPEL, JL
A. purpurea (L.) Raf. (Scrophulariaceae) is a facultative root parasite. Haustoria, the organs specialized for host attachment and penetration, develop rapidly after exposure of the parasite''s roots to host root exudate or specific haustoria-inducing molecules. Haustoria are competent to attach as early as 6-12 h post-induction and reach a maximal level of attachment by 36 h. Developing haustoria which have not contacted a host by 60-72 h of development fail to attach when contact is established. However, this time course of attachment competency is extended for haustoria which have previously been attached to a host. Attachment is a non-discriminatory event and induced haustoria will adhere to a variety of biological and non-biological substrates. Adhesion is mediated through specialized haustorial hairs whose surface is covered with a papillate network. The papillae represent the cement which attaches the haustorium to its host. The proportion of papillate hairs on haustoria parallels the attachment competency.