This work is focused on nine Heracleum taxa (Apiaceae): H. sphondylium, sibiricum, montanum, ternatum, pyrenaicum subsp. pollinianum, orsinii and verticillatum, belonging to the sphondylium group, orphanidis, all from sect. Heracleum, as well austriacum siifolium Wendia. The aim was isolate headspace (HS) fractions 17 fruit samples (collected taxa) 13 root eight Heracleum), investigate their co...

Mitochondria are important targets of metal toxicity and are also vital for maintaining metal homeostasis. Here, we examined the potential role of mitochondria in homeostasis of nickel in the roots of nickel hyperaccumulator plant Alyssum murale. We evaluated the biochemical basis of nickel tolerance by comparing the role of mitochondria in closely related nickel hyperaccumulator A. murale and ...

Bailospermum raziana Keshav. Et. Yog. Is a newly identified species belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a leafy shout monoecious, erect herb. The plant differentiates from the other species i.e Baliospermum montanum (Wild) Muell-Arg by the presence of extra floral nectaries found on the abaxial side all along the margins of the leaf lamina and long peduncled racemes. Histologically the...

1. Tropospheric ozone (O 3 ) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) are significant drivers of plant growth and chemical composition. We hypothesized that exposure to elevated concentrations of O 3 and CO 2 , singly and in combination, would modify the chemical composition of Trifolium and thus alter its digestibility and nutritive quality for ruminant herbivores. 2. We tested our hypothesis by collecting ...

Due to the urban environment trees must deal with drier and hotter than in rural areas. Knowing water consumption of each species indicators deficit is useful decide frequency volume irrigation select according microclimate location. To determine approximately identify physiological variables that indicate stress, it was carried out an experiment which five tropical (Citharexylum montanum M., C...

Using (13)C-NMR, methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside (MeG) was characterized as a major compound in the leaves of the alpine herb Geum montanum L. MeG continuously accumulated during the life span of G. montanum leaves, and accounted for up to 20% of the soluble carbohydrates in aged overwintering leaves, without being reallocated during senescence. Incubating intact plant tissues, culture cells, and...

Plant extracts are proved to possess many positive effects in cancer treatment. While many of commonly used therapeutics rely on cytotoxic methodologies, much less are based on positive influence on migrating potential of cancer cells, i.e. on antimetastatic grounds. Here, according to our knowledge, for the first time was investigated influence of Teucrium montanum L. and T. polium L. methanol...