Cuttings from a single American sycamore clone were rooted and grown under four levels of artificial shade: 27, 45, 72 and 100 percent of full sunlight to learn more about the ecological role of this species in deciduous forests of the Southern Appalachians. After 132 days, leaf angle, leaf area, leaf thickness, stomatal frequency and size, and dry matter production of the leaves, stem, and roo...

The partial purification and characterization of cell wall polysaccharides isolated from suspension-cultured Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cells are described. Extraction of isolated cell walls with 1.0 m LiCl solubilized pectic polysaccharides with glycosyl-linkage compositions similar to those of rhamnogalacturonans I and II, pectic polysaccharides isolated from walls of suspension-cult...

This series of Key Plant, Pests publications are designed for Florida gardeners, horticulturalists, and landscape professionals to help identify common pests associated with regional flora. new 6-page publication the UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Department helps most found on trees in sycamore group, Platanus spp., it provides information general management recommendations lace bug, bacte...

Sycamore is a valuable tree not only economically but also ecological and culturally. Even though it has vigorous regeneration system from its stump, coppice management triggered limited formal investigations. Therefore, the present study focused on finding most suitable strategy for achieving ground coverage biomass, as well developing growth yield models sycamore maples. Using series of eight...

Some of the factors that influence canker development in American sycamores inoculated with Botryodiplodia theobromae conidia were determined. A combination of B. theobromae culture filtrates and conidia resulted in 100% canker production when Iiitroduced into stem wounds; however. a combination of Cephalosporium diospyri culture filtrates and B. theobromae conidia resulted in no canker product...