MITIGATIONProf Matthew Dida, the Head of the Department of Agriculture at Maseno University, said that there are different kinds of
Dodder species which can affect indigenous vegetables and trees."It is possible that the parasitic plant could evolve to affect other species that have not been under attack so far," said Prof Dida, pointing out that the most affected tree species in western Kenya are in the family of the yellow oleander, usually preferred for live fencing.
Smoothseed alfalfa
dodder is the most important species of alfalfa in Turkey and has been dispersed worldwide from southern Europe.
A gene called CuRel lets the tomato recognize the
dodder as a threat, Albert and colleagues report in the July 29 Science.
Following
dodder attachment to pairs of donor and receiver host plants, I randomly assigned plant pairs to one of four treatments: 1) donor plant shaded, 2) donor plant fertilized, 3) donor plant shaded and fertilized, or 4) control.
The total carotenoid extracted from the stem of
dodder was estimated spectrophotometrically.
Resembling orange cheese sprayed in threads from a can,
dodder looks a bit like the modern art version of parasitic plants: messy, perhaps vulgar and with a decidedly non-plant color.
Mescher discovered that some plants, like wheat, release chemicals that the
dodder avoids.
In addition, numerous samples of undergraduate students have been studied (Courtenay & Weidemann, 1985; Luszcz, 1982; Miller &
Dodder, 1980; Palmore, 1977; 1981).
figure By PIUS MAUNDU Sometime in June last year, Dorothy Katilo, a farmer in Makueni, walked home in high spirits after she landed from a neighbour a handful of vines from a plant known as Japanese
dodder (Cuscuta japonica).She was happy because the plant at the neighbour's home had formed an enviable canopy atop trees under which visitors sheltered.
The Rivers
Dodder & Poddle: Mills, Storms, Droughts and the Public Water Supply
To make the former Irish Glass Bottle site in Ringsend in the South East of the city viable, funds are needed for a new bridge over the river
Dodder.