Author/Authors :
Kartoolinejad، D نويسنده Natural Resources Faculty, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran , , Hosseini، S.M نويسنده , , Mirnia، S.K نويسنده Agriculture Faculty, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran , , Akbarinia، M نويسنده Natural Resources Faculty, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran , , Shayanmehr، F نويسنده Natural Resources Faculty, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran ,
Abstract :
We investigated the relations among infection intensity of European mistletoe (Viscum
album L.) with host tree features in Nour Forest Park, located in Caspian Forests in North of Iran.
The number of 30 circular plots with an area of 0.1 ha were sampled in all places have an aggregation
of infested trees. Parameters including DBH, height, distance to stand edge, distance to conspecific
tree, bark diameter and the number of adult mistletoe per tree for all infected individuals were
recorded. Results showed that the mistletoe abundance and infection intensity in Parrotia persica
was more than the other host species and also, have positive significant relation with DBH, distance
to conspecific and locating in the stand edge, but no significant relation observed about height of
host trees. Results of this study suggest that individual differences among host trees (specially
DBH) play an important role in explaining local abundance and distribution of mistletoe plants.
