Host parasite relation in Dendrophthoe falcata infection.
Kumar N. C., Mukherjee K. L.
Author Affiliation: Dep. Bot., Banaras Hindu Univ., Varanasi-5, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Indian Phytopathology 26 : 148-152
Abstract : See also WA 19, 2219 and 21, 2456. Physiological studies of healthy branches of mango (Mangifera indica) and of branches parasitized by D. falcata were carried out during the months of September-November. D. falcata was shown to be heterotrophic in its requirements for water and minerals. Mineral flow from host to parasite is considered to be passive but an active participation of the endophytic system is suspected which causes selective permeability and accumulation of nutrients in the parasite. D. falcata has a high respiration rate and the excess energy produced may be utilized by the parasite in its heterotrophic nutrition. From summary.