Cuscuta salina

Genus-level evidence

3 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Cuscuta sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Cuscuta salina.

• pathogen pressure · Cuscuta spp. → Multiple host plants · effect: harmful

  “parasitic plants can transmit viruses as they grow and form a bridge”

  Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 99 #6493247
• pathogen pressure · Cuscuta spp. → various herbaceous crops · effect: harmful

  “Dodder may also serve as a bridge for transmission of viruses”

  Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 707 #6494555
• pathogen pressure · Cuscuta sp. → Ipomoea batatas · effect: harmful

  “Cuscuta spp. Dodder”

  University of Guam, College of Natural and Applied Sciences (2022) · Index of Plant Diseases in Guam · p. 55 #6735641