Radical Anatomy, Seedling Morphology and Host Detection of Seedlings of Cassytha filiformis

Abstract

Seed biology is foster for ecologically sound management of parasitic weeds. The seedling which is the first vegetative phase of a plant after the germination has particular importance in the study of seed biology. Distance of parasite from the host plant, and germination morphology are two important aspects in life cycle of a parasitic plant. However, the little attention has been given to the study of germination biology of Cassytha filiformis. Thus, my study was conducted to identify the radical anatomy, seedling morphology, and minimal distance of the host to successful attachment of C. filiformis.