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Mistletoe (Viscum album) reduces the growth of the Scots pine by accumulating essential nutrient elements in its structure as a trap

Salih Mutlu, ETEM OSMA, Veli Ilhan, Halil Ibrahim Turkoglu, Ökkeş Atıcı

Trees - Structure and Function Cilt 30 · Sayı 3 · ss. 815–824 · 01.06.2016
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We found mistletoe accumulates nutrient

elements in its structure as a trap and causes a severe

drought stress in the Scots pine in dry summer seasons.

Abstract The mistletoe [Viscum album ssp. austriacum

(Wiesbaur) Vollm.] is a hemiparasitic plant, and its

infestation is known to play an important role on the

mortality of Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris L.), but there is

little knowledge about its action mechanism. This study,

therefore, tried to gain a better understanding of the

destructive effect of the mistletoe on the growth and

water uptake mechanism of the Scots pine. Identical

needles from neighboring plants (healthy and infested)

were harvested in the middle of each month (from April

to October 2013) and used as research material. Infestation

success of the mistletoe was investigated by

evaluating the contents of the endogenous nutrient elements

such as potassium, phosphorus, calcium, sulfur,

magnesium, iron, copper, zinc, manganese, boron, nickel,

and sodium in both mistletoe leaves and the needles of

healthy and infested Scots pine. Its effects were also

evaluated by determining the content of water, chlorophyll,

and dry matter, and the length of the newly

formed needles of the healthy and infested trees.

Mistletoe infestation led to a decrease in the availability

of water and mineral nutrients, and caused a powerful

inhibition on the growth parameters such as chlorophyll,

dry matter, and the length of needles by accumulating

the essential nutrient minerals in its structure. The findings

of this study indicate that the mistletoe accumulates

the nutrient elements in its structure as a trap and causes

a severe drought stress in the Scots pine in dry summer

seasons, thereby playing a potent role in the increasing

mortality rate in the Scots pine.

Anahtar kelimeler

Mortality PLANTS STOMATAL CLOSURE WATER RELATIONS Mistletoe Nutrient elements Pinus sylvestris Viscum album Water uptake CO2 ASSIMILATION SSP AUSTRIACUM LEAF TURGOR DROUGHT HOST FOREST

Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları

  • SKA 15: Karasal Yaşam

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Mutlu, S., OSMA, E., Ilhan, V., Turkoglu, H. I., & Atıcı, Ö. (2016). Mistletoe (Viscum album) reduces the growth of the Scots pine by accumulating essential nutrient elements in its structure as a trap. Trees - Structure and Function, 30(3), 815–824. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-015-1323-z

BibTeX 
@article{mutlu2016-57835,
  author = {Mutlu, Salih and OSMA, ETEM and Ilhan, Veli and Turkoglu, Halil Ibrahim and Atıcı, Ökkeş},
  title = {Mistletoe (Viscum album) reduces the growth of the Scots pine by accumulating essential nutrient elements in its structure as a trap},
  journal = {Trees - Structure and Function},
  year = {2016},
  volume = {30},
  number = {3},
  pages = {815--824},
  issn = {0931-1890},
  doi = {10.1007/s00468-015-1323-z},
  url = {https://akademik.atauni.edu.tr/yayinlar/57835-mistletoe-viscum-album-reduces-the-growth-of-the-scots-pine-by-accumulating}
}