UC Riverside scientists discovered how to make parasitic weeds die early using plant hormones. This method could help farmers ...

Parasitic weeds are ruthless freeloaders, stealing nutrients from crops and devastating harvests. But what if farmers could ...

The parasitic vine Cuscuta campestris grows by latching onto the stems and leaves of plants and inserting organs called ...

Parasitic weeds are ruthless freeloaders, stealing nutrients from crops and devastating harvests. But what if farmers could trick these invaders into self-destructing? Scientists at UC Riverside think ...

About 1% of flowering plants (around 4,000 species) are parasitic. Read on to discover 10 interesting examples of parasitic plants, where they can be found and how they steal nutrients from other ...

Li Jiayang from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences offers new hope in the battle against parasitic weeds that cause global agricultural ...

Revealing a sensitive germination receptor in parasitic plants brings researchers closer to eradicating a major source of African crop damage and food insecurity. From summer to autumn in sub ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Plants covered by the parasitc dodder weed in Western Kenya. Photos: Jeckonia Otieno A ...

Getting back our food that is being robbed by root parasitic weeds! Analysis of root parasitic weeds from a chemical perspective to provide information that facilitates development of an integrated ...

Parasitic weeds are ruthless freeloaders, stealing nutrients from crops and devastating harvests. But what if farmers could trick these invaders into self-destructing? Scientists at UC Riverside ...