Spanish broom (Spartium junceum L.) – feedstock for bioplastic and bioenergy industry

Experimental control of Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) invading natural grasslands

A group of legumes generically known as brooms are among the most successful shrubs invading grasslands in South America and other regions. These species share a set of biological features that enhance their invasiveness, such as abundant and long-lasting seed banks, aggressive root systems and rapid growth, combined with their ability for re-sprouting after cutting or burning and for avoiding ...

Ramie (Boehmeria ni6ea (L.) Gaud.) and Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum L.) fibres for composite materials: agronomical aspects, morphology and mechanical properties

The agronomic characteristics of Ramie and Spanish Broom were investigated for seven years in the pedoclimatic conditions of Central Italy. The chemical, physical and mechanical properties of these fibres were also examined in order to evaluate the feasibility to use them in composite materials. Results demonstrate that Ramie grown in the temperate environment can be harvested three times a yea...

Sparticarpin: A Pterocarpan Phytoalexin from Spartium junceum

Although pterocarpan phytoalexins commonly ac­ cumulate in the fungus-inoculated tissues of papilionate legumes, only three compounds of this type possess oxygenation at C-2 [1, 2]. They are 2,3,9-trimethoxypterocarpan (1), 2,9-dimethoxy-3-hydroxypterocarpan (2-methoxymedicarpin, 2) and 2,3,9-trimethoxy-4-hydroxypterocarpan (3) all of which co­ occur with pisatin in the Fusarium solani f. sp. p...

بررسی ترکیبهای تشکیل دهنده عصاره گل طاووسی Spartium junceum L.

محل جمع آوری گیاه: باغ گیاه شناسی ایران فصل جمع آوری گیاه: بهار اندام مورد استفاده: سرشاخه های گلدار روش اسانس گیری: خیساندن در حلال هگزان بازده اسانس: 1.5% نسبت به وزن اولیه گیاه ترکیبهای اصلی: بنزوئیک اسید، 2-آمینو-متیل آستر (32%)، α- فارنزن (11%)، فنیل اتیل الکل (10%)

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