Platanus orientalis L., the oriental plane perennial woody tree [1] with important riparian species [2] is widely spread in Crete and other southern islands. Its natural spread ranges from the southern Balkans, Crete, mountains of Turkey, Syria, Iran and Iraq, eastwardly to Kashmir valley, where it is familiarly known as the ‘chinar’. Chinar, Platanus orientalis kashmeriana, is the lone species...

Premise The genetic structure between plant populations is facilitated by the spatial population arrangement and limited dispersal of seed pollen. Saxifraga acerifolia, a local endemic species in Japan, habitat specialist that confined to waterfalls riparian environments. Its sister species, fortunei, generalist widely distributed along riverbanks. Here, we examined sympatric two test whether d...

Background and Objective: Platanus hispanica trees are considered an important source of airborne pollen allergens in many cities of Western Europe. As the prevalence of sensitization to this species is 8% to 9% in northwestern Spain, our objective was to propose models predicting both the onset of the pollen season and the mean daily pollen concentrations. Methods: Airborne P hispanica pollen ...

This series of Key Plant, Pests publications are designed for Florida gardeners, horticulturalists, and landscape professionals to help identify common pests associated with regional flora. new 6-page publication the UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Department helps most found on trees in sycamore group, Platanus spp., it provides information general management recommendations lace bug, bacte...

background: platanus species are widely cultured around the world and considered an important cause of allergic reactions. in the present study, we developed a sandwich elisa to quantify pla or 3 allergen in p. orientalis pollen extracts grown near high-traffic roads and compared it to pollen extracts collected from rural areas as control. methods: pollen samples were collected from three pollu...

The present work analyses the airborne pollen dynamic of the atmosphere of Toledo (central Spain), a World Heritage Site and an important tourist city receiving over 2 millions of visitors every year. The airborne pollen spectrum, the annual dynamics of the most important taxa, the influence of meteorological variables and the risk of suffering pollen allergy are analysed. Results of the presen...

To study the impact of inhaling airborne pollen on health, it is important to know not only their average daily concentrations but also the intradiurnal behaviour of these biological particles. This study reports the bi-hourly distribution of the arboreal airborne pollen types more abundant in the atmosphere of Toledo (central Spain), many of them triggering important allergic processes in Tole...