Question

how do parasitic nutrition takes place in cuscutta

Answer 1

Cuscuta, a native parasitic plant. it is entirely dependent on the host plants for nutrition. Cuscuta, a native parasitic plant – Moore Farms Botanical. Cuscuta is a parasitic plant. It has no chlorophyll and cannot make its own food by photosynthesis.

Answer 2

• Dodder(Genus Cuscutta)is a leaf less plant belonging to the family of Morning glory.

• The plant does not contain chlorophyll land it absorbs nutrients from the host plant through specialized structures called Haustoria

• The seed of the plant germinates,forming an anchoring root and sends up a slender stem which grows in spirals until it find a host plant and twines around it.
• The plant forms haustoria which penetrates the host plant . The haustoria draw water and nutrients from the host plant's xylem and phloem respectively.