In Russia's North Caucasus where drought is frequent the apple tree is one of the most important garden crops. Physiological and biochemical studies are necessary to assess adaptiveness of apple varieties to stressors during summer, in particular, to summer drought. The purpose of this work is to...

Samples of detrital lignite have been collected for detailed organic geochemical and carbon isotope analyses from the First Lusatian lignite seam at the Adamów, Jóźwin IIB and Tomisławice opencast mines, deposited after the last peak of the Mid-Miocene Climatic Optimum. Carbon isotopic compositions ...

The genus Rubus L. (Rosaceae) not been investigated satisfactorily in terms of palynology. This genus is taxonomically very difficult due to the large number of species and problems with their delimitation, as well as very different distribution areas of particular species. The aim of this study...

Pollen morphology is one of the important vehicles in resolving some taxonomic problems on the family, genera or species level and has become part of the many disciplines and collaborative approaches in plant systematics and evolution. Palynological studies on the large and taxonomically highly...

The Bydgoszcz region (Poland) is located in an area with a very high demand for supplementary irrigation during the vegetation period of plants. The projected global warming will bring a rise in the water needs of crops, and thus a further increase in irrigation needs. The goal of the study was an...

A genomic-based polyphasic study was undertaken to establish the taxonomic status and biotechnological and ecological potential of a Streptomyces strain, isolate SF28^T, that was recovered from the litter layer in a Polish Pinus sylvestris forest. The isolate had morphological characteristics and...

The Triassic is an exceptionally interesting period from the point of view of conifer evolution. The oldest representatives of some modern families appear in the fossil record in the Upper Triassic and all recent conifer families probably originated during this time. The stages whereby the...

The production of short-rotation woody crops (SRWC), such as poplar, willow and black locust, continues to be a topical issue in many countries. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of the species, soil enrichment procedure, and harvest rotation on the morphological characteristics,...

Biochar application is reported as a method for improving physical and chemical soil properties, with a still questionable impact on the crop yields and quality. Plant productivity can be affected by biochar properties and soil conditions. High efficiency of biochar application was reported many...

Trees can be used as archives of changes in the environment. In this paper, we present the results of the analysis of the impact of water stress and increase in air temperature on BAI and carbon stable isotopic composition and water use efficiency of pine. Dendrochronological methods together with...