Effect of different host plants on growth, antioxidant capacity, and selected phytochemical constituents of dodder (Cuscuta epithymum L.)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Medicinal Plants Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of five different host plant species—Alhagi maurorum, Prosopis farcta, Amaranthus retroflexus, Lactuca serriola, and Conyza canadensis —on the morphological traits, seed yield, and accumulation of key phytochemicals in C. epithymum. The experiment was carried out in a randomized complete block design with three replications under field conditions at Shahed University’s medicinal plants research farm (Tehran, Iran).

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  • Receive Date 29 October 2024
  • Revise Date 13 December 2024
  • Accept Date 17 January 2025
  • First Publish Date 15 February 2025
  • Publish Date 15 February 2025