AIM: The present study aims to investigate for the first time antitumor and antibacterial activities of Viscum album L. grown on different host trees. METHODS: Two different bioassays (antitumor and antibacterial) were performed to evaluate the biological activities of European mistletoe (Viscum album L.) plants collected from 13 different host trees (Crataegus tanacetifolia, Crataegus monogyna...

In this study, the effect of using olive stone residues (OSR) on some properties particleboard was investigated. For purpose, particle boards were manufactured from particles white poplar (Populus Alba L.), which partially substituted with OSR in amounts 10 %, 20 % and 30 %. addition, containing OSR, had previously been chemically modified NaOH solution, produced. Phenol formaldehyde adhesive u...

The widespread poplar populations of Sardinia are vegetatively propagated and live in different natural environments forming large monoclonal stands. The main goals of the present study were: i) to investigate/measure the epigenetic diversity of the poplar populations by determining their DNA methylation status; ii) to assess if and how methylation status influences population clustering; iii) ...

Background and Purpose: Most projections of the global energy use predict that biomass will be an important component of primary energy sources in the coming decades. Short rotation plantations have the potential to become an important source of renewable energy in Europe because of the high biomass yields, a good combustion quality as solid fuel, ecological advantages and comparatively low bio...

Phytoremediation is a green technology; however, very few species of arid environments have been identified as hyperaccumulators and fast growers. Therefore, greenhouse experiment was performed to evidence the phytoaccumulation potential Conocarpus erectus, Syzygium cumini, Populus deltoides Morus alba at sapling stage. Six-month-old plant saplings were subjected control (CK; 0 µM) cadmium trea...

The establishment of riparian protection forests in the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) is an ideal measure to cope with the eco-environmental problems of the water-level fluctuation zone (WLFZ). Thus, the information for screening winter-flood-tolerant woody plant species is useful for the recovery and re-establishment of the riparian protection forests in the TGR WLFZ. Therefore, we discussed th...