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Nara Institute of Science and Technology

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Photo of the model parasitic plant, Phtheirospermum japonicum (left), and its haustorium (right). P: parasitic plant, H: host plant. The right lower photo shows xylem connection between a host and a parasite. Bar = 200 μm.

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Satoko Yoshida

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