Incidence of Cuscuta Species on Angiosperm Dicotyledons in Nirmal District in Telangana State, India

The incidence of parasitic Cuscuta spp. was observed on 4 angiosperm dicotyledonous host plants species belonging to 30 genera of 22 families were observed with infection of parasitic Cuscuta spp. from in the Nirmal district of Telangana State, India. Dominant infection was to Fabaceae family (07 species) followed by Rhamnaceae (03 species) and families Moraceae, Euphorbiaceae, Rutaceae and Verbenaceae, (02 species each). Dominant infected plants belonging to tree categories with 50% (17 species), shrubs infected with 44% (15 species) and least attack on herbs with 6% (02 species).