Claim · model-written summary
Newly infected areas appear to extend the Chasnak and Sasnamana infestation.
- Taxon
- Juniperus excelsa
Juniperus excelsae1 - Interactor
- A. oxycedri
Arceuthobium oxycedrie0parasite - Outcome
- infestation in the newly infected arease0
- Setting
- Chasnak and Sasnamana Valleyse0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorDirectionValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A. oxycedri infestation in the newly infected areas appeared to be the extensions of the main area of infestation in Chasnak and Sasnamana Valleys.”
t0“Arceuthobium oxycedri”
e1“Juniperus excelsa (DC.) M. Bieb. (Cupressaceae)”
Title
Atta Mohammad Sarangzai; Nasrullah Khan; Muhammad Wahab; et al. Pakistan Journal of Botany 2010
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- Observation Mistletoe disease was discovered at four new Ziarat forest locations.
- Observation Most infected Salam Valley trees had severe infection at DMR 6.
- Observation Most Ziarat valley trees had light infection at DMR 1.
- Observation In Salik Sakhobi, half the infected trees were severe at DMR 6.
- Observation In Salik Sakhobi, half the trees were less infected at DMR 1 or 2.
- Observation Narai Valley had the most severely infected trees, at DMR 4 to 6.
- Observation The authors infer recent infection from absence of completely killed trees.
- Mechanism Wind, birds and small mammals were proposed as likely vectors of rapid spread.