Claim · model-written summary
The mistletoe parasitizing Juniperus tibetica was preliminarily identified as Arceuthobium oxycedri.
- Taxon
- J. tibeticaJuniperus tibeticae0
- Interactor
- A. oxycedri
Arceuthobium oxycedrie0parasite
- Outcome
- mistletoe species parasitizing J. tibeticae0
Verbatim
t0“Juniperus tibetica”
e0“This study preliminarily identified the mistletoe species parasitizing J. tibetica as A. oxycedri”
Title
Hongping Chen; Luchao Bai; Yingtai Cao AoB Plants 2026. doi:10.1093/aobpla/plag022
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Intervention effect Infection with Arceuthobium oxycedri significantly increased peroxidase, catalase and polyphenol oxidase activity in Juniperus tibetica.
- Intervention effect Infection with A. oxycedri significantly increased phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, cinnamaldehyde dehydrogenase and glutathione peroxidase activity in J. tibetica.
- Intervention effect Infection with A. oxycedri significantly increased malondialdehyde and proline content in J. tibetica.
- Mechanism The authors suggest that under A. oxycedri infection J. tibetica resists by scavenging reactive oxygen species, increasing lignin content and enhancing drought-related physiological indicators.
- Observation Multi-omics analysis showed that the major pathways enriched in J. tibetica after A. oxycedri invasion are all linked to drought stress defence.
- Mechanism It is hypothesized that A. oxycedri parasitism imbalances host water transport, triggering drought-stress-related responses in Juniperus tibetica.