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Regulative effect of dodder (Cuscuta nevadensis Jtn. ) on the vegetation of the northern Mojave Desert

Journal Article · · Great Basin Nat.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6870241
On two separate transects in the Rock Valley area of the northern Mojave Desert in the spring of 1976, 4 to 17% of the perennial plants were infested with the parasite Cuscuta nevadensis Jtn. (dodder), and dead pieces of dodder from previous years were on dead plants equivalent to another 5%, indicating that the dodder had a regulating effect on the plant population and may be an important cause of perennial plant death.
Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Los Angeles
OSTI ID:
6870241
Journal Information:
Great Basin Nat.; (United States), Journal Name: Great Basin Nat.; (United States) Vol. 4; ISSN GRBNA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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