First report of parasite dodder (Cuscuta campestris) on jujube trees (Ziziphus jujuba) from Iran |
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| Authors: | K Ghous S Sajedi M Arazmjo |
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| Institution: | 1. Plant Production Office, Agriculture Management, Sarbishah, Iran.;2. Department of Botany, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Tehran, Iran.;3. Plant Protection Department, Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center of Southern Khorasan, Birjand, Iran. |
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| Abstract: | Jujube (Zizyphus jujuba Mill.) as a naturally host for dodder (Cuscuta campestris Yunck.) is newly recorded from Southern Khorasan province of Iran. This is the first report of C. campestris, a stem parasite plant, naturally infecting jujube trees worldwide. |
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| Keywords: | stem parasite jujube naturally new pathogen |
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