How Cuscuta/Amarbel derive nutrition from the host?

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The mode of nutrition in Cuscuta/ Amarbel is parasitic. This plant cannot manufacture its own food as it lacks chlorophyll. Therefore, it survives by growing on the body of another plant, deriving nutrients from this plant in the process. This mode of nutrition is known as parasitic mode of nutrition.

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