/ Human demands for surface and shallow alluvial groundwater have contributed to the loss, fragmentation, and simplification of riparian ecosystems. Populus species typically dominate riparian ecosystems throughout arid and semiarid regions of North American and efforts to minimize loss of riparian Populus requires an integrated understanding of the role of surface and groundwater dynamics in t...

Incidence of leaf infestation Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh by the Larvae Phalanta phalantha (Drury) was noticed for first time in forest nursery Jharkhand state. The present findings document a new record host plant (Populus deltoides) this lepidopteron insect from Jharkhand. This is enormously important as promising agroforestry tree species and damage potential phalantha.

The plant hormone auxin is a central regulator of plant growth. TRANSPORT INHIBITOR RESPONSE 1/AUXIN SIGNALING F-BOX (TIR1/AFB) is a component of the E3 ubiquitin ligase complex SCF(TIR1/AFB) and acts as an auxin co-receptor for nuclear auxin signaling. The SCF(TIR1/AFB)-proteasome machinery plays a central regulatory role in development-related gene transcription. Populus trichocarpa, as a mod...

Salicin-based phenolic glycosides, hydroxycinnamate derivatives and flavonoid-derived condensed tannins comprise up to one-third of Populus leaf dry mass. Genes regulating the abundance and chemical diversity of these substances have not been comprehensively analysed in tree species exhibiting this metabolically demanding level of phenolic metabolism. Here, shikimate-phenylpropanoid pathway gen...

We investigated the functional and biochemical variability of Kunitz trypsin inhibitor (KTI) genes of Populus trichocarpa x Populus deltoides. Phylogenetic analysis, expressed sequence tag databases, and western-blot analysis confirmed that these genes belong to a large and diverse gene family with complex expression patterns. Five wound- and herbivore-induced genes representing the diversity o...

Many plant species grow extrafloral nectaries and produce nectar to attract carnivore arthropods as defenders against herbivores. Two nectary types that evolved with Populus trichocarpa (Ptr) and Populus tremula × Populus tremuloides (Ptt) were studied from their ecology down to the genes and molecules. Both nectary types strongly differ in morphology, nectar composition and mode of secretion, ...

Bud exudates o f Populus simonii and Populus yunna­ nensis were similar and contained primarily caffeic acid and its esters together with the flavanones pinocembrin and pinobanksin-3-acetate. The terpenoid patterns o f the specimens examined varied, but this variation was not species related. On the basis o f bud exudate analysis P. simonii and P. yunnanensis may be considered to represent a si...

The ectomycorrhizal fungus Tricholoma populinum is host-specific with Populus species. T. populinum has wind-dispersed progagules and may be capable of long-distance dispersal. In this study, we tested the hypothesis of a panmictic population between Scandinavia and North America. DNA sequences from five nuclear loci were used to assess phylogeographic structure and nucleotide divergence betwee...

Background The genus Populus is one of the world’s most important tree genera. High growth rates, particularly of some interspecies hybrids, and a broad range of applicability from wood and paper to energy production, led to their widespread cultivation in Europe and North America. For the use in SRCs (short rotation coppices), in particular interspecies-hybrids are well suited because of their...