Investigating a Mysterious Retention of Photosynthesis in the Parasite Cuscuta gronovii

Leo Goubet-McCall

Cuscuta gronovii is a stem parasite that is typically considered non-photosynthetic and entirely host-dependent. However, greening of some tissues during development hints toward some residual photosynthetic activity. This project seeks to gather evidence for photosynthetic activity and to explain its importance during development in Cuscuta.

Major: 
Biology
Exhibition Category: 
Health and Life Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Claude W. dePamphilis
Poster Number: 
14