A critical review on the biology and control of Loranthaceae with a particular reference to Bangladesh.
Alam M. K.
Author Affiliation: For. Res. Inst., Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Bano Biggyan Patrika 13 : 7-18
Abstract : A discussion of the 15 mistletoe and other parasitic species occurring in Bangladesh, the most common being Dendrophthoe falcata, Macrosolen cochinchinensis, Scurrula parasitica, S. gracilifolia and Viscum monoicum. These cause serious damage in many important species including Gmelina arborea, Tectona grandis, Shorea robusta, Mangifera indica, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Ziziphus mauritiana and Camellia sinensis.