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Movement of Sugars in the Alfalfa-Dodder Association

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

N. A. Littlefield ,
H. E. Pattee  and
K. R. Allred
N. A. Littlefield
Affiliation:
United States Department of Agriculture, North Carolina State College, Raleigh, North Carolina
H. E. Pattee
Affiliation:
United States Department of Agriculture, North Carolina State College, Raleigh, North Carolina
K. R. Allred
Affiliation:
Plant Science, Utah State University, Logan
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Abstract

A substantial movement of sugar from alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) to dodder (Cuscuta sp.) was noted in all experiments, while autoradiograms indicated little or no movement from the parasite to the host. Even when metabolic activities in the host were limited, dodder continued to withdraw sugars from the host.

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Research Article
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Weeds , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , January 1966 , pp. 52 - 54
Copyright
Copyright © 1966 Weed Science Society of America 

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