Pistacia lentiscus is an evergreen shrub widely used in folk medicine due to the high biological potential of leaves’ phenolic compounds. Since compounds are susceptible degradation under different heat, light and oxygen conditions, various microencapsulation techniques, such as spray drying, can be increase their stability. The objective this study was examine influence carriers (gum arabic (G...

Understanding the functioning of shrub species during dry periods is necessary to forecast ecosystem responses future climates, particularly in Mediterranean environments. We evaluated seasonal changes leaf gas exchange, hydraulic traits, carbon and nitrogen isotopes, non-structural carbohydrates seeders resprouting typical Aleppo pine forests across an aridity gradient Tunisia: Djebel Zaghouan...

In this study, four Moroccan plants, Halimium antiatlanticum, Adenocarpus artemisiifolius, Pistacia lentiscus and Leonotis nepetifolia, were evaluated for their phytoconstituents biological activities. Methanolic extracts of these plants obtained by Soxhlet apparatus, phytochemical screening was performed, the total phenolic flavonoid contents determined. Then, antioxidant dermocosmetic activit...

Sex-related differences in the response of dioecious plants to abiotic stress have been poorly studied to date. This work explored to what extent sex may affect plant stress responses in Pistacia lentiscus L. (Anacardiaceae), a tree well adapted to Mediterranean climatic conditions. It was hypothesized that a greater reproductive effort in females may increase oxidative stress in leaves, partic...

Between 2018 and 2021, several mastic trees (Pistacia lentiscus var. Chia) sampled in the field nursery of Chios Mastiha Growers Association (CMGA) were analyzed to determine cause dominant diseases. Symptoms included defoliation, leaf, twig blight, wilting and/or apoplexy young hardwood cuttings. Moreover, brown discoloration had also been observed on older woody parts such as branches tree tr...