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Dodder meaning
To shake or tremble as one moves, especially as of old age or childhood; to totter.
Example sentences (19)
If the host contains food beneficial to dodder, the dodder produces haustoria that insert themselves into the vascular system of the host.
Prevention and treatment Cuscuta on sage in the Mojave Desert Many countries have laws prohibiting import of dodder seed, requiring crop seeds to be free of dodder seed contamination.
Dodder, a parasitic plant that levies millions of dollars’ worth of damage on crops each year is a stealthy invader with the ability to wage war on the genes of its host plants.
Understanding dodder's covert communications weaponry system, which operates much like a computer virus, could provide researchers with a method to engineer parasite-resistant plants.
With vast geographic distribution and a plethora of vulnerable host plants, the irregular looking field dodder (Cuscuta campestris) is one of the most widespread and most harmful pests among the flowering parasitic plants.
Also, the presence of trichomes on the tomato stem effectively blocks the dodder from attaching to the stem.
An integrated weed management procedure for the control of dodder (Cuscuta indecora) in alfalfa (Medicago sativa).
Before planting, all clothes should be inspected for dodder seed when moving from an infested area to a non-infested crop.
Comparison of development in dodder and morning glory.
Cuscuta europaea in flower Dodder flowers range in color from white to pink to yellow to cream.
Dodder ranges in severity based on its species and the species of the host, the time of attack, and whether any viruses are also present in the host plant.
Geography The river Dodder runs through Donnybrook and at one time there was a ford here.
Host location A report published in Science in 2006 demonstrated that dodder use airborne volatile organic compound cues to locate their host plants.
If dodder is found before it chokes a host plant, it may be simply removed from the soil.
In one study, tomato plants were found to employ complex mechanisms to defend against dodder.
It is not known if or how these volatiles defend the host, but they could potentially interfere with the dodder's ability to locate and select hosts.
Merrion Cricket Club is located in Donnybrook, off Anglesea Road and backing on to the Dodder.
Situated in "Pembroke" which spans the River Dodder on the south side of the city, it is a three-arch stone bridge and was built in 1791.
The dodder can grow and attach itself to multiple plants.