The use of enzyme could facilitate pathogen penetration into plant host. Here the combination of cellulase and pectinase was ascertained on the pathogenicity of F. compactum (1.4 × 10(6)  propagules ml(-1)) on broomrape tubercles. F. compactum alone infected all the inoculated tubercles but did not kill any significant number. Infested tomato roots that were inoculated with mycelia plus pectina...

Branched broomrape ( Phelipanche ramosa ), a parasitic weed that was the focus of $1.5 million eradication effort four decades ago in California, has recently re-emerged tomato fields several Central Valley counties. Processing tomatoes are important to California agricultural economy; state produced over 90% 12 tons grown United States 2018. is listed as an “A” noxious by Department Food and A...