Journal of Forest and Environmental Science

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Germination and Seedling Induction of Viscum album var. coloratum (Kom.) Ohwi after Artificial Inoculation on the Branch of Host Plants

겨우살이의 종자의 기주목 접종 및 유묘 활착기술

  • Kim, Chul-Woo (Department of Forestry, Graduate School, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Yi, Jae-Seon (Department of Forest Resources, College of Forest & Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University)
  • 김철우 (강원대학교 대학원 임학과) ;
  • 이재선 (강원대학교 산림환경과학대학 산림자원학과)
  • Received : 2013.04.26
  • Accepted : 2013.05.15
  • Published : 2013.05.31
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Abstract

Berries of Korean mistletoe (Viscum album var. coloratum [Kom.] Ohwi) contained one seed, which have, in general, one or two embryos but very rarely three embryos. Mucilaginous substances in berries may help them adhere to the branches of host trees. It was observed that seeds need more than one and half years to develop into normal and healthy seedlings from the time of inoculation. Many factors such as adhesion of berry, thickness of host branch, orientation of haustorial root, etc. influenced the successful development of mistletoe plants. Through the application of six-year observation results on the germination of seeds and growth of seedlings, about 80% of germination rate for mistletoe seeds and 61% of survival ratio for germinated seeds, which is more than 23 times higher in natural conditions, were obtained after inoculation of seeds on the one-year-old branches of Malus pumila var. dulcissima and Quercus mongolica trees. The technological aspects of the success can be applied to other host plants and provide a critical clue to an artificial propagation system, for this medicinally valuable genus. This is the first successful report on artificial inoculation and plant development of Korean mistletoe.

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