If you were to design a new parasitic plant, which mimicking characteristic would you include to improve the parasite's chance of infecting a host plant?

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Receptors for strigolactones or flavonoids, like mycorrhizae and rhizobia, would improve the parasite's chance of infecting a host plant as these signaling molecules are involved in the recognition between plants and various beneficial microbes, including mycorrhizae and rhizobia. Mimicking the receptors for these molecules would allow the parasite to effectively "trick" the host plant into allowing it to attach and extract nutrients.

If You Were to Design a New Parasitic Plant, Which