Host Specificity and Characteristics of Viscum ovalifolium in Pulau Dua Mangrove, Banten, Indonesia

The prevalence of V.ovalifolium in Pulau Dua Nature Reserve was surveyed. This parasite was observed parasitizing on only two host species, Excoecaria agallocha and Thespesia populnea, among 11 potential host tree species in the study area. This phenomenon, contemporarily coined as local host specif...

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Main Authors: AGUNG SEDAYU, ALEX SUMADIJAYA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bogor Agricultural University 2012-12-01
Series:Hayati Journal of Biosciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S197830191630153X