Salinity is an important environmental factor limiting growth and productivity of plants, and affects almost every aspect of the plant physiology and biochemistry. The objective of this study was to apply cDNA-AFLP and to identify differentially expressed genes in response to NaCl stress vs. no-stress in Populus simonii x Populus nigra in order to develop genetic resources for genetic improveme...

Wood material is the most critical indoor and outdoor building element that has not changed since ancient times. Previous studies have determined mechanical properties of tree species with low industrial importance, such as poplar wood, can be improved when they are subjected to densification process. In addition, it been in lamination process a positive effect on wood material. This study aime...

The radial and tangential swelling as well the fully dried density of low-density wood materials densified via Thermo-Vibro-Mechanic® method were evaluated in response to applying stain preservative. samples obtained from Uluda? fir (Abies bornmüelleriana Mattf.) black poplar (Populus nigra L.) direction pre-treated with preservative before undergoing densification. densification was performed ...

Summer droughts are likely to increase in frequency and intensity across Europe, yet long-lived trees may have a limited ability to tolerate drought. It is therefore critical that we improve our understanding of phenotypic plasticity to drought in natural populations for ecologically and economically important trees such as Populus nigra L. A common garden experiment was conducted using ∼500 wi...

Little is known about the variability of response to heavy metal stress within tree species, although it could be a key for a better understanding of tolerance mechanisms and for breeding. The aim of the present study was to characterize the natural variation of response to cadmium (Cd) in Populus nigra L. in order to understand the mechanisms of Cd tolerance. For that, two P. nigra genotypes, ...