ROSSINI OLIVA , Sabina

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Chemical foliar analysis is a widely used diagnostic and monitoring methods in forestry and environmental studies This paper reviews a number of cleaning methods, and the effects of cleaning on foliar chemistry

Copper uptake, accumulation in different tissues and organs and biochemical and physiological parameters were studied in Erica australis treated with different Cu concentrations (1, 50, 100 and 200 µM) under hydroponic culture. Copper treatments led to a significant reduction in growth rate, biomass production and water content in shoots, while...

ABSTRACT- Capacity of atmospheric pollutants accumulation of an ornamental mediterranean species: Nerium oleander L. at Palermo (Sicily, Italy) - The role of Nerium oleander L. as bioaccumulator of atmospheric contaminants was studied. Material was collected in six sites of the city of Palermo (Sicily, Italy) every two months from April 1998 to...

Urban agriculture increased in Seville (South Spain) in the last 20 years and play different roles in the urban context. Edible species can be contaminated by soil and airborne contamination leading to health risks. Samples of different crop and fruit species and their soils were collected in urban and rural gardens, including urban gardens...

Five samples of Seville orange (Citrus aurantium) fruits from trees growing in the sities of Seville (Spain) and Palermo (Italy) were analyzed for metal concentrations.

ABTSRACT-The Garden of Balio (Erice, Sicily): integration of autochthonous flora in an urban park - The aim of this paper is to evidence the presence in Balio Garden, Erice (Province of Trapani, Sicily), of several autochthonous species characteristic of the calcareous cliffs of Monte San Giuliano. They are spontaneously integrated in the...

In order to evaluate the composition of inhalable atmospheric particles and to study the relationship between trace element levels in PM10 and in leaves of two plant species, the amount of Ba, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, Ti and V were analysed in PM10 and in Nerium oleander L. and Lantana camara L. leaves from two sites in the city of Seville and one...

The research reveals results of metal pollution on urban topsoil in relation to the metal content in leaves of two plant species and atmospheric particles. The content of pollutants (Ba, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, V and Ti) was determined by ICP-OES. Twenty-two samples of soil were collected over a six-month period from two different urban sites...

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The ability of Ficus microcarpa L.f. with respect to bioindication of atmospheric metal pollutants has been studied and the data have been compared with the ability of Nerium oleander L. as bioindicator of atmospheric metal pollutants. Leaves were collected at six sampling sites (urban roads, urban parks and a rural area) around the city of...

ABSTRACT- The family Fabaceae: the ornamental species cultivated in a Mediterranean area (W Sicily, Italy) and an identification key for - A study undertaken between 1997 and 2000 in a Mediterranean area, W Sicily (Italy), has shown that the ornamental flora of is formed by 633 species, of which 38 appertain to 21 genera. Indications of this...

The ornamental flora of western Sicily was studied in an area which covers three provinces : Palermo, Agrigento and Trapani. A total of 95 towns and villages were visited and ornamental plants growing in the public green areas were studied. The ornamental flora of this area reaches a total of 633 species, which belong to 120 families and 364...

Un estudio sobre la flora ornamental de Sicilia occidental (provincias de Palermo, Trápani y Agrigento ) ha puesto de manifiesto que el 22% de las especies ornamentales utilizadas en los parques y jardines de esta región (158 de un total de 633 especies) procedentes de América. En este artículo se analiza la incorporación a los jardines de...

Un estudio realizado entre 1997-2000, ha puesto de manifiesto que la flora ornamental de Sicilia occidental está constituida por 633 especies. De ellas muchas son muy comunes y están muy bien representadas en toda el área por tan solo uno o dos ejemplares.Se trata de 241 especies , que constituyen el 38´39% del total de la flora ornamental de esa región

Un estudio llevado a cabo entre 1997 y 2000 sobre la Flora ornamental de Sicilia Occidental, ha puesto de manifiestoque está formada por trés especies pertenecientes a Asteraceae cultivadas en el área de estudio con fines ornamentales.Se describen los géneros más comunes y las especies mas raras y se incluye una clave para su determinación.

VEgetation is very important to stabilize and minimize the effects of pollution. This study checks the possibility of using Nerium oleander L. to minimize the effects of soil and atmospheric pollution .

The effect of exposure to high Mn concentration was studied in a metallophyte species, Erica andevalensis, using hydroponic cultures with a range of Mn concentrations (0.06, 100, 300, 500, and 700 mg L−1). At harvest, biomass production, element uptake, and biochemical indicators of metal stress (leaf pigments, organic acids, amino acids,...

In this article we study the germination of Erica australis seeds and their response to diferent treatments (high temperature, acidic condition, cold stratification, gibberellic acid applications)

The influence of silicon on responses to copper excess was studied in plants of Erica andevalensis

En 1991 se formó en Sevilla un pequeño jardin compuesto exclusivamente por plantas vasculares americanas, que fue abierto al público en 1992, coincidiendo con la Exposición Universal conmemorativa del quinto centenario del descubrimiento de América. Este artículo incluye los resultados de parte de los estudios relacionados con la dinámica de...

The study investigated the emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from a mining soil amended with sewage sludge and irrigated with wastewater with or without tomato plants. The aim is to find out whether amendment and irrigation change VOC emissions from the soil and whether tomato changes emissions compared to uncultivated soil. Soil...

Phytostabilization is a green, cost-effective technique for mine rehabilitation and ecological restoration. In this study, the phytostabilization capacity of Erica australis L. and Nerium oleander L. was assessed in the climatic and geochemical context of the Riotinto mining district, southwestern Spain, where both plant species colonize harsh...

Among the many neglected underutilized species, tuberous Andean root crops such as the ahipas (Pachyrhizus ahipa) constitute a promising alternative for increasing diversity in nutrient sources and food security at a regional level. ahipa × P. tuberosus). A significant objective was to determine protein and free amino acids in the roots to...