Contact: Andy Fell
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University of California - Davis

Hitting Back at Dodder Vines

Caption: Parasitic vines like dodder are major pests. UC Davis plant biologist Neelima Sinha talks about her work which helps plants fight off these parasites by attacking the connections where they tap into the host.

Credit: Andy Fell, UC Davis

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