Attack of the Parasitic Plant (IMAGE)

Virginia Tech

Attack of the Parasitic Plant

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When parasitic plants such as dodder attack plants like the sugar beet shown here, there is a vast exchange of genetic information between the plants, a Virginia Tech researcher has discovered.

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Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sceinces

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