PRJNA548287
Transcriptome of loranthus (Taxillus chinensis (DC.) Danser) haustoria development
Taxillus chinensis (DC.) Danser, also called loranthus, is a parasitic plant that requires to obtain water and nutrition from other plants such as Aceraceae, Anacardiaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Fagaceae, Juglandaceae, Moraceae, Rosaceae, and Rutaceae. Successful parasitism is a key process for loranthus to survive. Our understanding about the development of its haustoria development is very pool. Due to its wide use in Chinese medicine, it is important to know the gene changes during the development of haustoria.