Nonacosan-10-ol and n-Alkanes in Leaves of Pinus pinaster

Hydraulic efficiency and safety of vascular and non-vascular components in Pinus pinaster leaves.

Leaves, the distal section of the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, exhibit the lowest water potentials in a plant. In contrast to angiosperm leaves, knowledge of the hydraulic architecture of conifer needles is scant. We investigated the hydraulic efficiency and safety of Pinus pinaster needles, comparing different techniques. The xylem hydraulic conductivity (k(s)) and embolism vulnerability (...

Sawing simulation of Pinus pinaster Ait

The paper deals with the sawing simulation of Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) and is a report from a project aiming to increase the knowledge in how different raw material characteristics and sawing factors are affecting on the sawing yield of Maritime pine. The conversion was executed by an integrated optimising software system, WooDCIM® developed at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finlan...

Water-Soluble Components of Pinus pinaster Wood

Aqueous fractionation of wood has been proposed as a suitable processing method for biorefineries. When treatments are performed under low severity conditions, water-soluble components (which could be detrimental in further processing stages) are removed, whereas polysaccharides, lignin, and other water-insoluble constituents remain in solid phase with little alteration. In order to explore the...

Resistance and response of Pinus pinaster seedlings to Hylobius abietis

Combined Nematocidal Effect of Nonacosan-10-ol and 23a- Homostigmast-5-en-3β-ol on Meloidogyne Incognita (kofoid and White) Chitwood

The synergistic effect of three phytochemicals, nonacosan-10-ol, 23a-homostigmast-5-en-3β-ol and cisand transprotopinium were assessed in four combinations and three concentrations (5, 50 and 100 μg ml-1) against Meloidogyne incognita, in vitro and in planta on the tomato cultivar Riogrande. Additionally, an in vitro phytotoxicity test on tomato seedlings was performed with the same phytochemic...