Broomrape is a parasite particularly of the roots of plants of the pea family where it can be a problem on farmland. The plant is brown as it does not need chlorophyll relying as it does on the host plant for food.
Thursday 16 June 2011
Broomrape
Broomrape is a parasite particularly of the roots of plants of the pea family where it can be a problem on farmland. The plant is brown as it does not need chlorophyll relying as it does on the host plant for food.
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