Kakamega Forest Senior Manager George Aimo said the
Dodder plant is a major threat to trees and crops.
And if you do come across a drunk bird that has survived a collision,
Dodder recommends contacting an animal rescue or wildlife rehabilitation center.
However, this does not hold true for alfalfa
dodder. Smoothseed alfalfa
dodder (Cuscuta approximata Bab.) reduces alfalfa yields by preventing plant growth, a major
dodder species (Uygur, 1991).
The growing
dodder haustorium not only exerts force but also releases enzymes that weaken the bean's tissue.
To prevent desiccation during the attachment phase, I misted
dodder cuttings with distilled water daily.
The sample of
Dodder (Cuscuta reflexa) were collected from the Gardens of NF Railway Headquarter at Maligaon growing wildly on a Hedge plant, Clerodendrum enermi.
"This is very exciting from the point of view of controlling parasitic plants," comments James Westwood of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, who reported last year that some RNA molecules from pumpkin and tomato were indeed transferred to
dodder. "You could use the RNA interference strategy to really elegantly control
dodder on some crops."
Once it reaches the plant, the
dodder latches onto its victim.
* Destroy
dodder. This parasitic weed usually infests agricultural crops, but it can become a pest in home gardens.
These airline upstarts are run by swaggering young CEOs whom the European press treat like rock stars, living up (or down) to the billing by issuing manly predictions of price war "bloodbaths" and pulling off daring publicity stunts, such as Irish carrier RyanAir's post September 11 sale of 1 million tickets for "free" (before taxes).Their companies have been rewarded with dot-com-bubble-like stock valuations--and the volatility that comes with them--while their long-haul counterparts
dodder toward cutbacks, bankruptcy, and worse.
The disappearing coastal salt marsh habitat of California has a small number of native, specialized plant species, which include a native plant parasite, alkali
dodder (Cuscut salina).
Their experiments called for using a parasitic vine called
dodder as a bridge between poinsettia and periwinkle plants.