The Oriental Plane Tree (Platanus Orientalis), not to be confused with the better known London Plane Tree (Platanus Acerifolia), is one of Europe’s longest-lived trees. A native of SE Europe and Asia Minor, it is occasionally found in British parks and gardens, having been cultivated there since the sixteenth century. It can reach 100 feet in height and grows well in open ground, its branches, ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Recent research on the history of Platanus reveals that hybridization phenomena occurred in the central American species. This study has two goals: to help resolve the evolutive puzzle of central American Platanus, and to test the potential of real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detecting ancient hybridization. METHODS Sequencing of a uniparental plastid DNA mark...

Ahşabın tüm fiziksel, mekanik ve estetik özellikleri, heterojen biyolojik hücre yapısıyla oluşur. Ahşap incelemelerinde, mikroskobik hatta ultrastrüktürel düzeyde ahşap kırılmasının doğasına ilgi artmıştır. Taramalı Elektron Mikroskobu (SEM), yapı araştırmalarını mümkün kılan en güçlü tekniklerden biri gibi görünmektedir. Çalışmada Doğu çınarı (Platanus orientalis L.) odunu kullanılmıştır. Hazı...

Background: In the present study, tolerance of plantain tree species (Platanus orientalis, Morus nigra and Ailanthus altissima) to air pollution was evaluated using Air Pollution Tolerance Index (ATPI) Anticipated Performance (API) index in Isfahan city (Iran). Methods: For this purpose, three dominant trees growing at six stations selected then sampling leaves performed, after being transferre...