Occurrence of Viscum album subsp. album L. on Laburnum anagyroides Medik. in Toruń, Poland

Nienartowicz, Andrzej; Rutkowski, Lucjan; Kamiński, Dariusz; Kunz, Mieczysław

doi:10.12775/eq.2022.005

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“…As part of these measures, mistletoe has been cleared from the host new to Poland -Laburnum anagyroides Medik. at a site we recently described (Nienartowicz et al, 2021). Damage to tall greenery caused by strong winds contributes to these changes to a lesser extent.…”

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Oak and others, new to Poland, hosts of mistletoe Viscum album subsp. album in the city of Toruń and its immediate vicinity

Rutkowski

Nienartowicz²,

Kunz³

2023

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The paper presents the distribution of localities of seven tree taxa, identified as new hosts of mistletoe in Poland, in the city of Toruń. Particular attention was paid to the description of a site with mistletoe on an oak identified as Quercus x rosacea. The reason for this is that native oaks are rare hosts of mistletoe in Central and Eastern Europe and this is the first finding of such a host–parasite association in Poland. The occurrence of all eight host species at 14 sites was compared with the distribution and description of localities and morphological characteristics of both host–mistletoe association components presented in the botanical, ecological and forestry literature.

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Oak and others, new to Poland, hosts of mistletoe Viscum album subsp. album in the city of Toruń and its immediate vicinity

Rutkowski

Nienartowicz²,

Kunz³

2023

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“…In Britain it is noteworthy that many of the main hosts are of cultivated origin (Briggs, 2021). Other species are used more rarely across the Mistletoe range including Acer campestre, those in the genera Corylus, Juglans, Pyrus, Betula and with a longer list of very infrequent hosts (Idžojtić et al, 2006;Nienartowicz et al, 2022;Sell & Murrell, 2009), including species not native to Europe such as Quercus palustris, Q. coccinea, Q. rubra and Robinia pseudoacacia (Berthet, 2008;Box, 2000).…”

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Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland:Viscum album

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This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Viscum album L. (Mistletoe) that are relevant to understanding its ecological characteristics and behaviour. The main topics are presented within the standard framework of the Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: distribution, habitat, communities, responses to biotic factors, responses to environment, structure and physiology, phenology, floral and seed characters, herbivores and disease, history, and conservation. Viscum album is a widespread obligate hemiparasite on a wide range of angiosperm and gymnosperm trees. Once thought to take just water and nutrients from its host via a haustorium, it is now suggested to also take carbon. Heavy infestations can reduce host vitality through prolific water use and carbon removal. Flowers are highly reduced but are primarily pollinated by flies, ants and bees. Seeds are dispersed by birds. Removal of the epicarp is necessary for successful seedling establishment, and seeds have a sticky viscin coat, adhering it to the host bark. Vegetative spread also happens under the bark of its host resulting in densities of >700 Mistletoe plants per host. Viscum album is a lowland species, most frequent in open human‐made habitats extending into woodlands in Europe. It has been widely planted for folklore use centred around Christmas. Despite conservation concerns following removal of Mistletoe‐laden old orchards, the species is thriving and needs control in some areas. Viscotoxins and lectins in leaves and shoots have been widely used in herbal medicine and now potentially in complementary cancer therapy.

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“…Many European countries have specific national programmes to combat mistletoe. In Ukraine, mistletoe control programs are applied only in large cities, but according to existing data, since 2005, their funding has been significantly reduced or ceased altogether, which has had a negative impact on the green areas of settlements [1][2][3][4][5][6].…”

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Analysis of the state of dendroflora of park zones in Poltava concerning its its lesion by mistletoe (Viscum album L.)

Писаренко,

Піщаленко,

Бараболя

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Mistletoe (Viscum album L.) white is the only plant on the Earth that has a unique substance that paralyses cancer cells and simultaneously stimulates human immunity. However, despite its curative properties, mistletoe white has so far caused considerable damage to tree plantations in human settlements, acting not only as a parasitic plant, but also as a spreader of various diseases of woody plants. Mistletoe, being an inseparable component of tree plantations, both natural and urbanized ecosystems, settling on trees. Then it begins to destroy them intensively. This is why the question of protection of trees from mistletoe white is relevant at present. The purpose of the article is research the state of tree species in park zones of Poltava concerning their damage by white mistletoe (Viscum album L.). The article presents the results of the analysis of the state of the main tree species of the park zones of Poltava city of concerning their lesion by white mistletoe during 2017‒2022. According to the results of the study identified tree species, which due to their species biologo-physiological features are affected more and vice versa show greater resistance to damage by mistletoe white (Viscum album L.). Recommendations for improving the species composi-tion of tree species in park areas of Poltava, taking into account their resistance to mistletoe white damage, have been formulated. For the first time, we studied the degree of damage to deciduous trees in the park areas of Poltava, and set the degree of damage to trees affected by white mistletoe depending on their species biology and physiology, particularly, the structure and thickness of the bark. The influence of species-specific biologic and physiological features of tree species in the park areas of Poltava on the degree of their lesion by mistletoe white has been estab-lished. The most resistant woods have been determined, which can be recommended for renewal of the species composition of the dendroflora of the park zones of the urban ecosystem.

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Occurrence of Viscum album subsp. album L. on Laburnum anagyroides Medik. in Toruń, Poland

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Oak and others, new to Poland, hosts of mistletoe Viscum album subsp. album in the city of Toruń and its immediate vicinity

Oak and others, new to Poland, hosts of mistletoe Viscum album subsp. album in the city of Toruń and its immediate vicinity

Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland:Viscum album

Analysis of the state of dendroflora of park zones in Poltava concerning its its lesion by mistletoe (Viscum album L.)

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