CHEBOYGAN – When Jenna Dodder’s at the plate, she doesn’t mind seeing a lot of people watching her. She’s not really looking to impress, but when all eyes are on her, it gives her all the confidence ...

I wasn’t sure if I should write about a plant that few people are aware of or ever notice. But watching a short YouTube video convinced me. In the video, scientists placed a small wheat plant and a ...

Ever heard of a dodder vine? I hadn’t – until I read “What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses” by Daniel Chamovitz. Turns out this widespread vine, all gawky and gangly, has what you might ...

Q:I have a lot of dodder (haven't kept after it) in one of the raised beds in which I am growing vegetables. Had a little last year, but this is a mess. Is the only way to get rid of it to replace the ...

A. According to Bob Allen, a professor of biology at Santa Ana College and Irvine Valley College, the varieties of dodder growing in the area are native. The term “dodder” is used for more than 150 ...

As much as I love the color orange, when I see stringy orange masses along the roadways, I am not happy. The vine in question is dodder, an annual parasitic vine related to morning glory. Its thin, ...

Have you seen that orange, thread-like stuff draped over the top of plants in the salt marsh? It’s a parasitic plant — dodder, Cuscuta species. Dodder is capable of photosynthesis, but it gets most of ...

Researchers have investigated how the parasitic dodder Cuscuta australis controls flower formation. They showed that the parasite eavesdrops on the flowering signals of its host plants in order to ...

Some flowers release a pleasing fragrance. Other plants smell. And then there's the parasitic dodder vine, which has the remarkable ability to sniff out its victims. Farmers have placed the dodder - ...

Swamp dodder continues to spread through Wisconsin carrots, reducing crop yield and quality. Greenhouse research was conducted to evaluate the effect of swamp dodder infection timing on carrot ...