Parasitic Orobanchaceae

"This is the most comprehensive book about the biology of, and control strategies for, the parasitic plants in the family Orobanchaceae. ... All authors are to be congratulated for their contributions to this valuable book. This book is a 'must have' for scientists, students, and breeders who are interested in, or affected by, parasitic plants. This book will contribute to numerous future studies on the elucidation of plant parasitism and ultimately to eliminate these devastating weeds." (Satoko Yoshida, Haustorium, Issue 68, December, 2015)

• Introduction: The parasitic syndrome in higher plants.- The haustorium and the life cycles of parasitic Orobanchaceae.- Functional structure of the mature haustorium.- Haustorium initiation and early development.- Haustorium invasion into host tissues.- The physiology of the established parasite-host association.- Host reaction to attack by root parasitic plants.- Seed production and dispersal in the Orobanchaceae.- The seed and the seedling.- Induction of germination.- Germination eco-physiology.- Are karrikin signalling mechanisms relevant to strigolactone perception?- Changing host specificities: by mutational changes or epigenetic reprogramming?- Phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary trends in Orobanchaceae.- Genomic evolution in Orobanchaceae.- Ecology of hemi-parasitic Orobanchaceae with special reference to their interaction with plant communities.- Weedy Orobanchaceae – The problem.- The parasitic weeds of the Orobanchaceae.- Population diversity and dynamics of parasitic weeds.- Molecular diagnosis of parasite seed banks.- Marker-assisted and physiology-based breeding for resistance to Orobanchaceae .- Integrated agronomic management of parasitic weed seed banks .- Chemical control.- Biotechnologies for directly generating crops resistant to parasites.- Allelopathy.- Biocontrol.