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Determination of biomass of European pine mistletoe ( Viscum album ssp . austriacum ( Wiesb . ) Vollman ) on infected Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris L . ) branches
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Bilgili, Ertuğrul |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | European pine mistletoe, Viscum album ssp. austriacum (Wiesb.) Vollman, is a semi-parasitic plant growing on many tree species. Mistletoe produces its own food using water and mineral nutrients from host tree by phytosysnthesis. This biotic pest is commonly found in pure Scots pine forests, Pinus sylvestris L., of Eastern Black Sea Region, resulting in substantial diameter increament and growth loss, and even the death of host tree. All these call for more information about the effect of mistletoe on trees. The objective of this study is to determine the biomass of mistletoe and pine needles on infected branches of scots pine and conduct a comparative analysis with the biomass of uninfected branches. In this regard 98 mistletoe infected and 47 uninfected branches were cut off from different parts of tree crowns of scots pine trees growing on the same site within the boundaries of Şiran State Forest Enterprise. Allometric measurements were carried out in the field, and oven dry weight of each sample were determined in the laboratory. Correlation and regression analyses were conducted to examine relationship between several variables and to develop regression models. The results of this study can be an invaluable contribution to modelling the effects of this pests on host tree and also controlling mistletoe damage. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://aves.ktu.edu.tr/YayinGoster.aspx?ID=7037&NO=5 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
