International Parasitic Plant Society

Mistletoes can weaken the trees that host them, and in cities the usual remedy, pruning, is costly, needs repeating, and can harm the tree. Because most mistletoes depend on birds to pollinate their flowers and disperse their seeds, we asked whether a cheap bird deterrent could interfere with one of those services without affecting the [...]

Mistletoes can weaken the trees that host them, and in cities the usual remedy, pruning, is costly, needs repeating, and can harm the tree. Because most mistletoes depend on birds to pollinate their flowers and disperse their seeds, we asked whether a cheap bird deterrent could interfere with one of those services without affecting the [...]

I am pleased to share our newly published research article in Weed Research: Influence of Chlorsulfuron and Funneliformis mosseae, an Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus on Striga hermonthica Incidence and Sorghum Growth Authors: Suha H. A. Elhag, Magdam E. Abdelgani, Namia E. Gorashi, Yabets G. Ebren, and Abdel A. G. T. Babiker. The study investigates the effects [...]

With four speakers, we might even call the IPPS November seminar a small symposium. All four talks will explore aspects of parasitic plant–microbiome interactions. Each presentation will last 20–30 minutes, with the session starting at 1 PM and concluding at around 3 PM GMT. The four speakers and their presentation titles are: Olubukola Oluranti Babalola [...]