Plant quarantine fact sheet no. 2 : dodder
1993
Bafokuzara, N.D. (Post Entry Quarantine Station Kawanda (Uganda))
Dodder (Cuscuta Spp.) also known as love vine or strangleweed is one of the unique types of seed plants that parasitize green plants. It's a serious troublesome 'weed' found in a variety of habitats including shrubs and herbs. Casual observations in Uganda have revealed that it is a serious parasite of ornamental plants eg. Bougainvillea and Hibiscus spp., coffee etc. Attack by this parasite reduces the growth and yield of infected plants and dogs up harvesting machinery
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