Some vascular epiphytes on mango and their control
The vascular epiphytes comprising the ferns, orchids and semi-parasitic mistletoes are a common sight in neglected orchards and bud wood nurseries, and on the branches and trunks of old and un tended mango trees in villages and roadsides. Together with the cryptogamic epiphytes like the mosses, liv...
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| description | The vascular epiphytes comprising the ferns, orchids and semi-parasitic mistletoes are a common sight in neglected orchards and bud wood nurseries, and on the branches and trunks of old and
un tended mango trees in villages and roadsides. Together with the cryptogamic epiphytes like the mosses, liverworts and lichens, they form a unique ecological community on wild and cultivated trees. They thrive in partially shaded positions, growing in cracks and crevices in the bark and at the fork of
the trunk and branches and sometimes extending onto the leaves. Despite their ubiquity, their presence on mango and other cultivated trees has often been dismissed as unimportant, hence the dearth of local information available. Most published information on such epiphytes pertains to their taxonomy and botany. Significant contributions in these aspects of the vascular epiphytes have been rendered by Holttum (1964)' on orchids; Sands (1924) on mistletoes; Holttum (1966) and Johnson (1977) on ferns. The aim of this paper is to assess the occurrence, significance. And the control of such epiphytes in relation to mango cultivation. To aid in identification of the epiphytes a brief botanical description is also included.
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| spelling | upm-393542015-07-13T05:11:28Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39354/ Some vascular epiphytes on mango and their control Lim, Tong Kwee Khoo, Khay Chong The vascular epiphytes comprising the ferns, orchids and semi-parasitic mistletoes are a common sight in neglected orchards and bud wood nurseries, and on the branches and trunks of old and un tended mango trees in villages and roadsides. Together with the cryptogamic epiphytes like the mosses, liverworts and lichens, they form a unique ecological community on wild and cultivated trees. They thrive in partially shaded positions, growing in cracks and crevices in the bark and at the fork of the trunk and branches and sometimes extending onto the leaves. Despite their ubiquity, their presence on mango and other cultivated trees has often been dismissed as unimportant, hence the dearth of local information available. Most published information on such epiphytes pertains to their taxonomy and botany. Significant contributions in these aspects of the vascular epiphytes have been rendered by Holttum (1964)' on orchids; Sands (1924) on mistletoes; Holttum (1966) and Johnson (1977) on ferns. The aim of this paper is to assess the occurrence, significance. And the control of such epiphytes in relation to mango cultivation. To aid in identification of the epiphytes a brief botanical description is also included. Incorporated Society of Planters 1985 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39354/1/0001.pdf Lim, Tong Kwee and Khoo, Khay Chong (1985) Some vascular epiphytes on mango and their control. Planter, 61 (709). pp. 162-171. ISSN 0126-575X |
| spellingShingle | Lim, Tong Kwee Khoo, Khay Chong Some vascular epiphytes on mango and their control |
| title | Some vascular epiphytes on mango and their control |
| title_full | Some vascular epiphytes on mango and their control |
| title_fullStr | Some vascular epiphytes on mango and their control |
| title_full_unstemmed | Some vascular epiphytes on mango and their control |
| title_short | Some vascular epiphytes on mango and their control |
| title_sort | some vascular epiphytes on mango and their control |
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