[HN Gopher] The Mystery of Mistletoe's Missing Genes ___________________________________________________________________ The Mystery of Mistletoe's Missing Genes Author : dnetesn Score : 49 points Date : 2020-12-25 12:25 UTC (1 days ago) (HTM) web link (abstractions.nautil.us) (TXT) w3m dump (abstractions.nautil.us) | [deleted] | jelliclesfarm wrote: | Mistletoes are plants of the genus Viscum from the sandalwood | family..Santalaceae. | | Mistletoes ..like sandalwoods..are semi-parasitic, epiphytic | shrubs that select trees as hosts. | | One of my current projects is preparing the crop planning for | sandalwood plantations. Santalum Album or Indian sandalwood is | the best cultivar and has the most valuable sandalwood heartwood. | It takes about 15 years to get a good heartwood and sapwood ratio | as well as the best quality for the best oil distillation. | | It has to follow a very strict crop and host planting rotation. | Many host plants of different lifespans have to be selected as | the first two years are most crucial for its parasitic inputs. | | There is much we don't know about this family. | mdaniel wrote: | SciShow had a related video "Mistletoe: The Holiday Plant That | Shouldn't Exist" which was moderately interesting: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjkWJsFBaGA ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-12-26 23:00 UTC)