Förste, Frank; Mantouvalou, Ioanna; Kanngiesser, Birgit; Stosnach, Hagen; Lachner, Lena Anna-Maria; Fischer, Karsten; Krause, Kirsten (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-11)
The uptake of inorganic nutrients by rootless parasitic plants, which depend on host connections for all nutrient supplies, is largely uncharted. Using X‐ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), we analyzed the element composition of macro‐ and micronutrients at infection sites of the parasitic angiosperm <i>Cuscuta reflexa</i> growing on hosts of the genus <i>Pelargonium</i>. Imaging methods combining ...