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Distribution of Orobanche crenata, O. cernua, Phelipanche aegyptiaca and P. ramosa in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. Extracted from The Euro+Med PlantBase (https://europlusmed.org/).
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Broomrapes (Orobanche and Phelipanche spp.) rely on the presence of a host plant for nourishment. Based on the release of specific molecules by the crop plant, their seeds germinate and eventually establish a vascular connection with host roots through a haustorium. Therefore, they deprive their hosts of water and nutrients, posing a severe threat...
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... O. cernua Loefl.) affect vegetables and legumes (Kebede and Ayana, 2018) (Figure 2). O. crenata, and to a lesser extent O. foetida, preferentially colonize carrot (Daucus carota L.) and legumes, especially faba bean (Vicia faba L.), chickpea, pea (Pisum spp.), lentil (Lens esculenta Moench.), with about 4 million Ha of legumes at risk in the Mediterranean region (Parker, 2009). ...
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