title: [Status and prospect of studies on habitat characteristics, parasitic mechanism and nutrient transport of Cistanche deserticola].
abstract: Cistanche Herba is one of precious traditional Chinese medicine, which original wild plant resources dropped sharply in recent years. It is urgent to make sustainable utilization. The genus of Cistanche is a total parasitic plant, its physiological ecology and nutrition transfer are very particular. The status of the studies on habitat characteristics, parasitic mechanism and nutrient transport of Cistanche was reviewed, prospect was also given. It can provide reference for the further basic and applied studies on the nutrition transfer, germplasm quality and agriculture practice.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China. koshoho@126.com
authors.forename: Xiao-fang
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Sai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Tong-ning
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D001692:Biological Transport; D031671:Cistanche / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000469:parasitology*; D017753:Ecosystem; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional