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The European mistletoe (Viscum album L.): distribution, host range, biotic interactions, and management worldwide with special emphasis on Ukraine

KRASYLENKO, Y.; RYDLO, K. The European mistletoe (Viscum album L.): distribution, host range, biotic interactions, and management worldwide with special emphasis on Ukraine. BOTANY, 2020, vol. 98, no. 9, p. 499-516. ISSN: 1916-2790.
Czech title
Jmelí evropské (Viscum album L.): distribuce, rozsah hostitele, biotické interakce a řízení po celém světě se zvláštním důrazem na Ukrajinu
Type
journal article
Language
English
Authors
KRASYLENKO, Y.
Rydlo Karol, Mgr.
and others
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Keywords

Seed dispersal, Endophytic fungi, birds, plant, efficiency, landscape, evolution, parasites, dynamics, ecology

Abstract

The hemiparasitic European mistletoe, Viscum album L. (Viscaceae), displays a rapid and remarkable expansion into natural and urban ecosystems in Ukraine. The monitoring and management of this quickly spreading species is becoming increasingly difficult as new plant species become hosts. Unlike other local mistletoe species, the European mistletoe has a broad distribution and thus requires a countrywide pest status assessment for control. This review outlines the major taxonomic and evolutionary issues pertinent to V. album with an emphasis on the characters used to distinguish its five currently recognized subspecies. The review also provides an updated distribution map and host range for the three V. album subspecies in Ukraine [V. album subsp. album, V. album subsp. abietis (Wiesb.) Janch., and V. album subsp. austriacum (Wiesb.) Vollm.], addressing the current knowledge of their biology and ecology. A significant portion of the paper is devoted to the diversity of organisms associated with V. album, including herbivores, endophytes, and parasites, drawing particular attention to major pollination and dispersal vectors, as well as potential biocontrol agents for this mistletoe species.

Published
2020
Pages
499–516
Journal
BOTANY, vol. 98, no. 9, ISSN 1916-2790
DOI
10.1139/cjb-2020-0037
UT WoS
000567773300004
EID Scopus
2-s2.0-85090274217
BibTeX 
@article{BUT170324,
  author="KRASYLENKO, Y. and RYDLO, K.",
  title="The European mistletoe (Viscum album L.): distribution, host range, biotic interactions, and management worldwide with special emphasis on Ukraine",
  journal="BOTANY",
  year="2020",
  volume="98",
  number="9",
  pages="499--516",
  doi="10.1139/cjb-2020-0037",
  issn="1916-2790",
  url="https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjb-2020-0037"
}
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