Study on the biosynthetic characteristics of photosynthetic pigments in dodder (Cuscuta australis R. Br.) plants
Kim, J.S.; Kwak, H.H.; Kim, B.C.; Cho, K.Y., 1997: Study on the biosynthetic characteristics of photosynthetic pigments in dodder (Cuscuta australis R. Br.) plants. Korean Journal of Weed Science 17(3): 314-324
A study was conducted to investigate the formation of photosynthetic pigments (chlorophylls and carotenoids) in Cuscuta australis and plant responses to herbicides targeting chloroplasts. The chlorophyll content of dodder tendrils grown under natural daylight was 9 and 50 times lower than that of stems and leaves of field bindweed (C. reflexa), respectively. Photosynthetic pigment content varied in different tissues, and was greater in apical parts than in lower parts of seedlings or tendrils.