The exotic shrub glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus) is a great concern among forest managers because it invades both open and shaded environments. To evaluate if buckthorn grows similarly across light environments, and if adopting different shapes contributes to an efficient use of light, we compared buckthorns growing in an open field and in the understory of a mature hybrid poplar plantation. ...

Species of genus Hippophae commonly called Sea buckthorn grow in more than 30 countries of the world. Belonging to the family of Elaeagnaceae, each and every part of the plant is a source of about 190 bioactive substances which include many antioxidants. Different populations of Hippophae rhamnoides L. growing in Kargil district of Ladakh region of J&K (India) were subjected to the quantificati...

Supercritical fluid extraction represents an efficient and environmentally friendly technique for isolation of phytosterols from different plant sources. Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) seeds were extracted with supercritical carbon dioxide at pressures ranging from 15-60 MPa and temperatures of 40-80 degrees C. Oil and β-sitosterol yields were measured in the extraction course and comp...