Impact of eastern dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium pusillum) infection on the needles of red spruce (Picea rubens) and white spruce (Picea glauca): Oxygen exchange, morphology and composition

Tree Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1325-1332

  Reblin, Jaret S ^a   Logan, Barry A ^a   Tissue, David T ^b  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mistletoe host interaction; Nitrogen nutrition; Parasitic angiosperm; Source sink balance

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CONIFEROUS TREE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; HOST SPECIFICITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY; MORTALITY RISK; OXYGEN; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITISM;

NORTH AMERICA;

ARCEUTHOBIUM PUSILLUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA RUBENS; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 33750696674     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/26.10.1325     Document Type: Article

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