During the years 2006 and 2007 the phytoextraction ability of maize (Zea mays), willow-tree (Salix smithiana) and poplar (Populus nigra × P. maximowiczii) to accumulate cadmium, copper, mercury and zinc was investigated. Small scale field experiment was carried out on soil contaminated with chemicals from the waste incineration plant in Hradec Kralové (Czech republic). Screening of this allotme...

In this study, we analyzed and compared the concentrations of selected metals/metalloids antioxidant response Salix alba L. (white willow) bark in highly polluted area around Kosovo A B thermal power plants. The capacity was evaluated terms total phenolics, flavonoids, chlorophylls, carotenoids, while metal content soil willow by ICP-OES (inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy...

• Willow leaf cobalt concentrations met the requirements for lambs; grass did not. Lambs readily consumed willow leaves. supplemented lambs had significantly higher plasma vitamin B12 concentration. could be used by producers to improve status. Cobalt is an essential trace element in sheep synthesis of rumen support growth and prevent clinical deficiencies (Pine). (Salix spp.) leaves contain a ...

The flora of willow (Salix viminalis L.) plantations consists various plant groups, including plants related to arable land, called segetal plants. Knowledge this is important for maintaining biodiversity in agroecosystems. aim the study was assess central Poland, depending on land use before establishment (arable or fallow) and age plantations. Moreover, also check presence invasive, medicinal...

Herbivory by domestic and wild ungulates can dramatically affect vegetation structure, composition and dynamics in nearly every terrestrial ecosystem of the world. These effects are of particular concern in forests of western North America, where intensive herbivory by native and domestic ungulates has the potential to substantially reduce or eliminate deciduous, highly palatable species of asp...

Coppice management is an ecologically important silvicultural practice to provide the quicker and higher potential of wood biomass production for industrial demands. Understanding morphological anatomical responses coppiced trees could help determine quantity quality thus better tree plantations short-time production. However, there a little investigation in adaptation different fast-growing sp...

This research was conducted on an area of inland sands characterised by various degrees overgrowth vegetation and soil stabilisation. landscape’s origin is not natural but connected to human industrial activities dating from early medieval times, which created a powerful centre for mining metallurgy. study aims identify the changes in above- belowground phytomass initial stages succession their...

As effective filters for natural particulate matter (PM), plants play an important role in the reduction of PM, thus improving air quality. However, research on relationship between leaf functional traits and PM retention capacity different polluted environments remains limited. In this study, six tree species (Abies holophylla, Pinus tabuliformis, Juniperus chinensis, Populus berolinensis, Sal...