Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2015, 63(5), 1441-1452 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201563051441

Modelling of the Distribution of European Mistletoe (Viscum album) with Dependence on Local Factors in the Castle Park in Lednice

Tivadar Baltazár1,2, Miloą Pejchal2, Ildikó Varga3
1 Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Braniąovská 1645/31a, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
2 Department of Planting Design and Maintenance, Faculty of Horticulture in Lednice, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
3 Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, PO Box 65, FIN-00014, Helsinki, Finland

The European mistletoe (Viscum album) infection intensity and frequency of their host taxa individuals was monitored within the sections of the Castle Park in Lednice during the last four years. The data analysis was carried out only with these infected host taxa which occur in the park the most frequently: Acer campestre, A. platanoides, A. pseudoplatanus, Crataegus monogyna, C. pedicellata, Juglans nigra, Robinia pseudoacacia, Tilia cordata and T. platyphyllos. For the statistical modelling it was used total 3039 individuals, among them 1424 are already infected by mistletoe (47%). Nine local factors (tree age, development stage, location of individuals, physiological and biomechanical aspect of vitality, tree height, diameter at breast height, crown projection area and crown volume) were examined with dependence on mistletoe infection. Due to our results, all of examined factors have strong impact to the infection in the majority of host taxa; except of vitality, this relationship is directly proportional. No statistical significant impact was observed in case of Crataegus pedicellata. There is a big difference among the hosts, the largest mistletoe amount was observed in case of Juglans nigra. It was also proved that neither host nor mistletoe distribution are spread uniformly.

Keywords: Viscum album, distribution of mistletoe, infection intensity, host woody species, statistical modelling
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This publication was supported by project No. DF11P01OVV019 - Landscape architecture's methods and tools for spatial development which meets the thematic priority TP 1.4. of Applied Research and Development of National and Cultural Identity Programme, funded by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.

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Baltazár, T., Pejchal, M., & Varga, I. (2015). Modelling of the Distribution of European Mistletoe (Viscum album) with Dependence on Local Factors in the Castle Park in Lednice. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 63(5), 1441-1452. doi: 10.11118/actaun201563051441
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