Understanding the physiology of postharvest needle abscission in balsam fir [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2015 Balsam fir (Abies balsamea) trees are commonly used as a specialty horticultural species for Christmas trees and associated greenery in eastern Canada and United States.
Mason Thane Macdonald, Rajasekaran eLada
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Balsam fir (Abies balsamea) needles and their essential oil kill overwintering ticks (Ixodes scapularis) at cold temperatures [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, vectors Borrelia burgdorferi, a bacterium that causes Lyme Disease. Although synthetic pesticides can reduce tick numbers, there are concerns about their potential effects on beneficial insects, such as ...
Shelley A. Adamo +4 more
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Facilitation of Balsam Fir by Trembling Aspen in the Boreal Forest: Do Ectomycorrhizal Communities Matter? [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 Succession is generally well described above-ground in the boreal forest, and several studies have demonstrated the role of interspecific facilitation in tree species establishment.
Mélissande Nagati +6 more
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A review of climate change effects on the regeneration dynamics of balsam fir
Forestry Chronicle, 2022 Balsam fir (Abies balsamea) is one of the most abundant softwood species in eastern Canada but is projected to be adversely affected by climate change.
David A Maclean +2 more
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Photosynthetic parameters and stomatal conductance in attached and detached balsam fir foliage [PDF]
Plant-Environment Interactions, 2021 Leaf level gas‐exchange measurements can be made on detached foliage to address the challenge of access to the crown of tall trees. However, detachment may impact leaf gas exchange.
Matthew E. Akalusi +2 more
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Xylogenesis under future climates: enhanced growth of balsam fir in a warming boreal forest [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceUnderstanding the effects of climate variability on tree growth is crucial to predict forest carbon sequestration under global climate change. This study investigates the dynamics of wood formation in balsam fir in response to historical climatic data ...
Minhui He +7 more
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Forage quality shapes physiological and gut microbial responses in moose (Alces alces) of Isle Royale National Park [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPlant secondary compounds (PSCs) impose physiological and nutritional constraints on herbivores, yet many species continue to rely on PSC-rich forage during critical periods of the year.
Sebastian Menke +5 more
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Effect of Pyroligneous Acid on Needle Retention and Certain Stress-Related Phytochemicals in Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea) [PDF]
PlantsBalsam fir is an important specialty horticultural crop in eastern North America and commonly harvested for use as Christmas trees. Postharvest quality is a major challenge for producers, who are particularly concerned about postharvest needle retention.
Niruppama Senthilkumar +4 more
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Less pollen-mediated gene flow for more signatures of glacial lineages: congruent evidence from balsam fir cpDNA and mtDNA for multiple refugia in eastern and central North America. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The phylogeographic structure and postglacial history of balsam fir (Abies balsamea), a transcontinental North American boreal conifer, was inferred using mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) markers.
Benjamin Cinget +3 more
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Measuring Rapid A–Ci Curves in Boreal Conifers: Black Spruce and Balsam Fir [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 Climate change is steering tree breeding programs towards the development of families and genotypes that will be adapted and more resilient to changing environments. Making genotype–phenotype–environment connections is central to these predictions and it
Carole Coursolle +4 more
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