Atriplex canescens: A new host for Cistanche deserticola.

ABSTRACT: Cistanche deserticola has been historically used in traditional Chinese medicine for supplementing kidney (yang) function, benefiting blood and essence, and moistening intestines in order to pass stool. Its host, Haloxylon ammodendron, is an important pioneer plant used for windbreaks and sand dune fixation, which are strategies used for the control desertification. For a long time, it has been considered that C. deserticola can only parasitize H. ammodendron. In this study, morphological identification, gene barcoding identification and inoculation experiment were carried out, we finally found that C. deserticola can also parasitize Atriplex canescens. A. canescens is a species of Chenopodiaceae with a wide range of adaptability. Compared with

SUBMITTER: Wang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8246398 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature