Species Identification of Parasitic Weed Cuscuta in Shihezi Area

Objective In order to identify the species of Cuscuta in Shihezi area and its surroundings in the hope of providing the basis for scientific control and monitoring of Cuscuta.MethodStems,flowers and mature,plump seeds of Cuscuta were collected from different host species in Shihezi area and its surrounding and morphology characteristics and ITS,rbcL,trnL-Fgene sequences were used to identify Cuscuta.ResultA total of 37 samples of Cuscuta were identified as two Cuscuta species,Cuscuta campestris and Cuscuta monogyna based on the result of morphology and ITS,rbcL,trnL-Fgene sequences analysis.ConclusionThe main Cuscuta species in Shihezi are Cuscuta campestris and Cuscuta monogyna.