Obligate parasitic plant Striga hermonthica is insensitive to abscisic acid because of a mutation in a key protein phosphatase 2C in the hormone signalling pathway. The parasite maintainskeeps its stomata open, even under drought stress, to draw water and nutrients from its host.
- Hijiri Fujioka
- Hiroaki Samejima
- Yukihiro Sugimoto
