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Csaba Tölgyesi; Alida Anna Hábenczyus; András Kelemen; Péter Török; Orsolya Valkó; Balázs Deák; László Erdős; Benedek Tóth; Nándor Csikós; Zoltán Bátori
... The most widespread nature-based solution for mitigating climate change is tree planting. When realized as forest restoration in historically forested biomes, it can efficiently contribute to the sequestration of atmospheric carbon and can also entail significant biodiversity and ecosystem service benefits. Conversely, tree planting in naturally open biomes can have adverse effects, of which water ...
... Soil pollution caused by cadmium (Cd) is a serious concern. Phytoremediation is a popular technology in the remediation of Cd-contaminated soil. Salix matsudana var. matsudana f. umbraculifera Rehd. has been characterized as a high Cd-accumulating and tolerant willow (HCW). Here, transcriptome and proteome profiling, along with morphology analyses were performed to explore molecular cross-talk inv ...
Haloxylon ammodendron; Populus; canopy; carbohydrates; dieback; drought; drought tolerance; environment; field experimentation; leaf water potential; photosynthesis; stomatal conductance; water stress
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... In recent year, widespread declines of Populus bolleana Lauche trees (P. bolleana, which dieback from the top down) and Haloxylon ammodendron shrubs (H. ammodendron, which dieback starting from their outer canopy) have occurred. To investigate how both intra-canopy hydraulic changes and plasticity in hydraulic properties create differences in vulnerability between these two species, we conducted a ...
... This study reported that 5-sulfosalicylic acid (5-SSA), a solid acid with hydrotropic properties, could efficiently and rapidly fractionate poplar biomass in an aqueous solution at mild conditions. The experimental results showed that 5-SSA-treatment could deconstruct the biomass recalcitrant intercellular structure and has excellent potential in lignin and hemicellulose dissolution and glucose re ...
... The requirements of solid heterogeneous catalyst are always needed for the synthesis of biodiesel. New environment friendly and cheaper alternatives of solid catalyst are always on demand. Activated charcoal may play a good role in this field and fulfill all criteria of requirement. In this article, we have reported synthesis of cheap charcoal catalyst from wood of poplar tree and sesame. Function ...
... Poplar is one of the most important forest trees because of its high economic value. Thanks to the fast-growing rate, easy vegetative propagation and transformation, and availability of genomic resources, poplar has been considered the model species for forest genetics, genomics, and breeding. Being a field-growing tree, poplar is exposed to environmental threats, including biotic stresses that ar ...
... Climate challenges impose the need for successful afforestation strategies which will increase the amount of carbon sequestered from the atmosphere. In practice, this means evaluation of suitable plant species and management practices for the long-term effects to prove beneficial. In the present study we employed a clasmometric approach to look into biomass partitioning in two tree species, Populu ...
Populus; carbon footprint; cultivars; digital images; finite element analysis; manufacturing; modulus of elasticity; supply chain; tensile strength; wood
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... Due to the strong demand for wood, and the need to reduce the carbon footprint in construction, fast-growing low-graded planted species like poplar are promising wood for the supply chain in the context of engineered wood products, EWPs. Finger joints constitute a key technology for the manufacture of long structural elements of EWPs. Thus, evaluation of the mechanical properties of finger joints ...
Arabidopsis; Populus; Salix psammophila; Salix purpurea; bioinformatics; drought; drought tolerance; genes; growth and development; leaf area; phenotype; phylogeny; plant growth; plant stress; salt tolerance; stress tolerance; water stress; China
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... The NAC gene family is of great value for plant stress resistance and development. In this study, five NAC genes with a typical NAM domain were isolated from Salix psammophila, which is a stress-resistant willow endemic to western China. Two hundred sixty-two NAC genes from Salix psammophila, Salix purpurea, and Arabidopsis were used to construct the phylogenetic tree to examine the phylogenetic r ...
Populus; case studies; coppicing; decision making; life cycle assessment; supply chain; wood; Austria; Slovakia
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... Quantifying the environmental impacts of value chains on the earth’s ecological limits is crucial to designing science-based strategies for environmental sustainability. Combining the Planetary Boundaries (PB) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) framework can be used to estimate if a value chain can be considered as Absolute Environmentally Sustainable (AES) in relation to the PB. One of the crucial s ...
... Chrysomela populi is a harmful species in poplar and willows. Therefore, the aim of this study is to contribute to the anatomy and histology of the digestive tract of Coleoptera, including Chrysomelidae. In addition, the results obtained can provide the basis for future work on the development of new strategies for pest control. The digestive tract C. populi consist of three sections: foregut, mid ...
... Fungi of the order Pucciniales are obligate plant biotrophs causing rust diseases. They exhibit a complex life cycle with the production of up to five spore types, infection of two unrelated hosts and an overwintering stage. Transcription factors (TFs) are key regulators of gene expression in eukaryote cells. In order to better understand genetic programs expressed during major transitions of the ...
... Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) is a common cariogenic bacterium that secretes glucosyltransferases (GTFs) to synthesize extracellular polysaccharides (EPSs) and plays an important role in plaque formation. Propolis essential oil (PEO) is one of the main components of propolis, and its antibacterial activity has been proven. However, little is known about the potential effects of PEO against S. m ...
Jarosław Widelski; Piotr Okińczyc; Emil Paluch; Tomasz Mroczek; Jakub Szperlik; Magdalena Żuk; Zbigniew Sroka; Zuriyadda Sakipova; Ioanna Chinou; Krystyna Skalicka-Woźniak; Anna Malm; Izabela Korona-Głowniak
... There is a noticeable interest in alternative therapies where the outcome is the eradication of the Gram-negative bacterium, Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), for the purpose of treating many stomach diseases (chronic gastritis and peptic ulcers) and preventing stomach cancer. It is especially urgent because the mentioned pathogen infects over 50% of the world’s population. Recent studies have show ...
Populus; agroforestry; market prices; sustainable development; trees; India
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... Poplar is a widely adopted agroforestry tree in North India, especially in the state of Punjab. The present study was undertaken to analyse constraints in adoption of improved poplar based- agroforestry practices in the Ropar district of Punjab and the impact of KVK interventions on knowledge and adoption of improved poplar production technologies. The constraint analysis revealed that the major c ...
... In this study, ash transformation during fixed-bed combustion of different agricultural opportunity fuels was investigated with a special focus on potassium (K) and phosphorus (P). The fuel pellets were combusted in an underfed fixed-bed pellet burner. Residual ashes (bottom ash and slag) and particulate matter were collected and characterized by scanning electron microscopy–energy-dispersive X-ra ...
Acer; Erebidae; Lymantria dispar; Pinus; Populus; Quercus; Salix; adults; case studies; eggs; females; flight; habitats; moths; pests; thorax; China
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... The spongy moth (formerly known as a gypsy moth), Lymantria dispar L. (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), is a polyphagous pest that defoliates various species of trees in the genera Populus, Salix, Quercus, Acer and Pinus. Egg masses of Asian spongy moths (Lymantria dispar asiatica) were obtained from five geographically distinct locations in China (Chengdu, Xifeng, Heilongjiang, Kuduer and Longhua regions) ...
... Rising demand for bio-based products exerts a growing pressure on natural resources such as wood. Sustainable solutions are becoming increasingly important to meet the demand. In this study, 20-year poplar Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) plantations located in Western Slovakia are investigated with respect to (socio)-economic, environmental and social sustainability. The cost–benefit methodology is a ...
... Green composite processing technology of wood fibers is an inevitable choice for global sustainable development. In this research, waste poplar powder with different particle sizes was used to prepare glue-free biocomposites with good mechanical and waterproof properties by hot-molding. The biocomposites made of larger size wood powder had better tensile strength (40.3 MPa) and the biocomposites m ...
Raja S. Payyavula; Raghuram Badmi; Sara S. Jawdy; Miguel Rodriguez Jr; Lee Gunter; Robert W. Sykes; Kimberly A. Winkeler; Cassandra M. Collins; William H. Rottmann; Jin‐Gui Chen; Xiaohan Yang; Gerald A Tuskan; Udaya C. Kalluri
... Woody biomass is an important feedstock for biofuel production. Manipulation of wood properties that enable efficient conversion of biomass to biofuel reduces cost of biofuel production. Wood cell wall composition is regulated at several levels that involve expression of transcription factors such as wood‐/secondary cell wall‐associated NAC domains (WND or SND). In Arabidopsis thaliana, SND1 regul ...