Background and purpose: The objectives of our study were to identify invasive alien plant species (IAS) in the main Natura 2000 forest habitat types (FHT) along the Mura River in Slovenia, and to estimate their abundance and cover. The aim of our study was to find out a) Which IAS appear in the research forests? b) What is their frequency and cover percentage? c) Whether individual IAS prosper ...

The starting material used for the isolation of a factor which inhibits the hemolytic activity of streptolysin-O is a wateracetone fraction (manufacturer’s name: Cernitin spissum) of a standardized pollen mixture obtained from six plant species: Zea maize, Pinus montana, Secale cereal, Phleum pratense, Alnus glutinosa, and Dactilus glomerata. The mixture is produced for commercial purposes by A...

Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. and incana Moenx. grow naturally in Lithuania, their ranges overlap. They are considered ecologically economically important species of forest trees. The objective our study was to determine plant bioactive compounds, such as total phenolic (TPC) flavonoid compounds (TFC), the wood alders hybrids order specify opportunity use secondary metabolites (SM) for identific...

In declining broadleaf forests in western Ukraine, several Phytophthora species including P. plurivora, bilorbang, polonica, gonapodyides and cactorum were recovered using soil baiting assays identified morphological molecular methods. Pathogenicity tests of selected isolates performed on black alder (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaerth.) silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.) to assess susceptibility the...

Aim It has been proposed that co-invasion with ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi is a common mechanism by which non-indigenous trees overcome symbiont limitation, yet virtually all prior evidence has come from a single plant family, the Pinaceae. We tested the co-invasion hypothesis by examining the EM fungal communities associated with a specialized host, Alnus glutinosa (black alder), and a generali...

The antibacterial properties of nanoparticles (NPs) can be significantly enhanced by increasing the wettability or solubility of NPs in aqueous medium. In this study, we investigated the effects of the stabilizing agent on the solubility of silver NPs and its subsequent effect on their antimicrobial activities. Silver NPs were prepared using an aqueous solution of Pulicaria glutinosa plant extr...

Alnus glutinosa, Fraxinus excelsior and Papaver rhoeas have long been used in folkloric medicine for the treatment of various ailments. As part of our continuing screening of plant extracts for activities, the extracts of A. glutinosa, F. excelsior and P. rhoeas have been screened for their antioxidant and antibacterial activities, as well as their general toxicity towards brine shrimps. Among ...

Two sawfly species were established for the first time in Bulgaria: Gilpinia socia (Klug) (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae) and Hemichroa crocea (Geoffroy) Tenthredinidae). G. was found on Pinus sylvestris Plovdiv City, H. - Alnus glutinosa land of Iskra Village. The late-instar larvae collected reared Petri dishes laboratory conditions Forestry Protection Station Plovdiv. Seven female one male adult ...