Exploring the resources of the genus Viscum for potential therapeutic applications

C Song, XY Wei, ZD Qiu, L Gong, ZY Chen… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance The genus Viscum comprises approximately 100
species that are mainly distributed across Africa, Asia and Europe. The extracts and …

Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Viscum album No. 303

PA Thomas, M Dering, MJ Giertych, G Iszkuło… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Tree dieback, woody plant diversity, and ecosystem driven by topography in semi-arid mountain forests: Implication for ecosystem management

M Heydari, J Cheraghi, R Omidipour… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mountain landscapes are highly heterogeneous due to topography, notably positions along
slope and slope shapes, which control ecosystem mechanisms. We hypothesized that tree …

You are what you eat: nutrient and water relations between mistletoes and hosts

YB Zhang, M Corrêa Scalon, JX Liu, XY Song… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mistletoes play important roles in biogeochemical cycles. Although many studies have
compared nutrient concentrations between mistletoes and their hosts, no general patterns …

Impact of white mistletoe (Viscum album ssp. abietis) infection severity on morphology, anatomy and photosynthetic pigment content of the needles of cilicican fir …

M Ozturk, KA Coskuner, B Serdar, F Atar, E Bilgili - Flora, 2022 - Elsevier
White mistletoe (Viscum album ssp. abietis, Santalaceae) is a hemi-parasitic plant and is
regarded as one of the most significant biotic factors affecting fir forests. Mistletoe affects its …

Mitigating the Mistletoe Menace: Biotechnological and smart management approaches

G Mudgal, J Kaur, K Chand, M Parashar, SK Dhar… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In this article, we discuss the current status of conventional management
and control approaches for mistletoes, the hemiparasitic plants that have emerged as …

Temporal Development of Microhabitats on Living Habitat Trees in Temperate European Forests

AP Spînu, MA Nicolaie, T Asbeck, D Kozak, Y Paillet… - Ecosystems, 2024 - Springer
Tree-related microhabitats (TreMs) have been promoted as indicators of forest biodiversity
and to guide conservation practices. Ensuring the provision of diverse TreMs in the long …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial distribution of woody plants in relation to mistletoe-infected Vachellia karroo trees in a semi-arid African savanna

TS Maponga, HGT Ndagurwa, J Muvengwi… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
By increasing resource heterogeneity, mistletoe-infected trees can restructure plant
community processes and distribution patterns. No information is available on how mistletoe …

Rainfall interception by common mistletoe (Viscum album L. ssp. album): An additional water loss from infected forests

A Klamerus‐Iwan, JT Van Stan - Ecohydrology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mistletoes have a global distribution and are the largest group of parasitic plants living within
the canopies of woody plants. In European forests, Viscum album L. ssp. album (common …

Characteristics of Pinus sylvestris stands infected by Viscum album subsp. austriacum.

F Lorenc, A Vele - … Journal of Forest Science/Centralblatt für …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
English The infection rate (assigned in classes 0-6) of European mistletoe (Viscum album
subsp. austriacum [Wiesb.] Vollm.) on Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in the Czech Republic …