The wood of five European species: black poplar (Populus nigra L.), beech (Fagus sylvatica ash (Fraxinus excelsior oak (Quercus robur and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) was subjected to thermal modification in nitrogen atmosphere at 190 °C during 6 h. Native modified varnished oiled industrial conditions. Thermally (TM) characterized by a greater absorption varnish oil when applying the first...

Propolis is the substance used by bees as a draught excluder and general purpose sealer for their hives. It usually consists of a mixture of pop­ lar bud exudate and beeswax [1]. Propolis balsam (a 70% alcohol extract of propolis which contains the bud exudate components) is a popular herbal medicine [2-4] containing a number of phenolic constituents with antimicrobial activity [4-6], Bees appe...

Xylem resistance to drought-induced cavitation is a key trait of plant water relations. This study assesses the genetic variation expressed for stem cavitation resistance within a population of a riparian species, the European black poplar (Populus nigra L.), and explores its relationships with xylem anatomy, water-use efficiency (WUE), and growth. Sixteen structural and physiological traits re...

We assessed the effects of ambient tropospheric ozone on annual tree-ring growth, delta(13)C in the rings, leaf gas exchange and visible injury in three ozone-sensitive woody plant species in southern Switzerland. Seedlings of Populus nigra L., Viburnum lantana L. and Fraxinus excelsior L. were exposed to charcoal-filtered air (CF) and non-filtered air (NF) in open-top chambers, and to ambient ...

phytoremediation of heavy metals is employed as a technological approach for a non-destructive remediation of contaminated soils. one of the most recently studied tree species used in phytoremediation applications are poplars. in this study, the one-year old rooted seedlings of populus nigra l. used to decontaminate hexavalent chromium-contaminated soils. five treatments of cr (vi) supply (were...