Phalaris aquatica is a cool-season perennial grass species that is extensively cultivated in Australia, with additional usage in other areas of the world. Phalaris displays a number of desirable agronomic characteristics, although unfavourable traits include excessive seed shattering, sensitivity to aluminium toxicity, and several toxicosis syndromes. Varietal development has to date been based...

Herbicide Resistance, Photosystem II, psbA G ene, Photosynthesis, Chloroplast, Phalaris para­ doxa Triazine resistance in a mutant biotype of Phalaris paradoxa is accompanied by changes in the chlorophyll fluorescence induction curve, and by reduced quantum yield for electron transport, indicating altered photosystem II activity. H owever, light-saturated rates of electron transport in isolated...

II. PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA L. (REED CANARY GRASS) AS AN INVASIVE SPECIES ................................ 417 A. General Features of Reed Canary Grass in Its Native Range ............................................................................ 417 B. The Repeated Introductions of Reed Canary Grass and Its Subsequent Invasion in North America ...................... 417 C. Ecological Impacts of...

In this study, we aimed to identify the macrophyte pattern and diversity under exposure substantial hydromorphological degradation in rivers, taking into account water quality factor. The study was based on 190 small medium lowland rivers Poland that had experienced channel alterations. number of taxa identified (153 species) consistent with natural/seminatural average species richness for surv...

It is often assumed that planted wastewater treatment systems outperform unplanted ones, mainly because plants stimulate belowground microbial population. Yet, fundamental interactions between plants and associated microorganisms remain only partly understood. The aim of our project was to evaluate microbial density and activity associated to the rhizosphere of three plant species. Experimental...

This research investigated the ability of on-farm pretreatments with acid, alkali, ozone or novel enzymes to improve enzymatic degradability of cellulose and hemicelluloses in biomass at the biorefinery. Two perennial grasses, switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) and reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea L.), were direct-cut harvested, pretreated, and stored anaerobically for 30 d. Pretreated and un...

Sediment accretion (burial) and nutrient enrichment occur concurrently in lacustrine wetlands, but the role of these two aspects of sedimentation on macrophyte performance has rarely been examined. Here, we investigated the concurrent effects of sediment accretion and nutrient enrichment on the growth and propagation of Phalaris arundinacea L. using a factorial sediment burial by nutrient addit...