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VOL. 6, ISSUE 4 (2021)
Occurrences of mistletoes and their hosts in and around Rajshahi city, Bangladesh
Authors
Mohammad Tarikul Hasan
Abstract
Mistletoes are the unique group of parasitic flowering angiosperm and can victimized a large number of woody plants. In the study area, a total 62 flowering species were found parasitized by only three mistletoes such as Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f.) Ettingsh., Macrosolen cochinchinensis (Lour.) Tiegh. and Scurrula pulverulenta (Wall.) G. Don. Among the infested plant species 51 was tree, 10 were shrub and only one was woody climber and all were dicotyledons, no herbaceous and monocotyledons were found. Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f.) Ettingsh. was observed frequently than others and 56 plants were infested by it. Mistletoes are harmful for our valuable fruits, timber and ornamental tree as well as shrubs and climbers. Therefore we should be conscious of it to protect our plants.
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Pages:339-343
How to cite this article:
Mohammad Tarikul Hasan "Occurrences of mistletoes and their hosts in and around Rajshahi city, Bangladesh". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 4, 2021, Pages 339-343
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