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Susann Wicke

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Plant evolutionary biologist; Parasitic plant enthusiast; Professor of Organismal Plant Interactions at University of Münster

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Latest #Parasiticplants research from my lab, incl. newly designed metabolic indices that may be useful in other plant studies:

Compartmentalisation along the stem axis of Striga and Alectra reflects distinct zones of carbohydrate acquisition and utilisation url: academic.oup.com/pcp/article/...

19.02.2026 08:55 👍 4 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Parasitic plants, though often overlooked, are of exceptional importance and play a major functional role in the world's ecosystems.

Explore our Special Issue 👇
📚 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/25722611...

#PlantScience

31.12.2025 12:03 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Seed metabolites headstart haustoriogenesis and potentiate aggressiveness of parasitic weeds Parasitic weeds self-activate their feeding organs, challenging the paradigm of host-triggered parasitism.

Five years of work with countless repeats of 'Please, would you mind repeating the experiment one more time' is finally published 😅 Proudly presenting:

Seed metabolites headstart haustoriogenesis and potentiate aggressiveness of parasitic weeds | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

16.12.2025 10:47 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Study: ‘Self-activation’ is part of the success strategy of parasitic weeds A team led by Prof Susann Wicke from the Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity has shown that certain parasitic plants activate their haustoria independently of the host plant. This strategy increa...

A team led by Prof Susann Wicke from the Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity has shown that certain parasitic plants activate their haustoria independently of the host plant. This strategy increases their ability to successfully infest the host. @univie.ac.at @humboldtuni.bsky.social

12.12.2025 15:11 👍 13 🔁 8 💬 2 📌 0
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Job Alert! The Institute for Neuro- and Behavioural Biology at the Faculty of Biology @uni-muenster.de invites applications for a Full Professorship (W3) in “Systems Neuroscience” - Highly attractive research environment at the Multiscale Imaging Center. Apply by January 5th. See shorturl.at/VczFp

12.11.2025 17:42 👍 27 🔁 34 💬 0 📌 5

Great work, Luiza et al.!

19.06.2025 08:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What do you get when you combine #biomechanics, #mistletoe, and plant #development? An amazing collaboration with @plantbiomax.bsky.social and an exciting paper on @jxbotany.bsky.social!
Check it out here: doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...

08.05.2025 21:12 👍 15 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 1

Here is brand-new data about the role of pyrenoids, CCM, and lipid droplets in hornworts: Our results show that underwater conditions trigger notable functional (protein-level) reconfigurations with significant inner-plastidial rearrangements

Feedback welcome!

08.05.2025 11:09 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0