Sterculia foetida

About: Sterculia foetida is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 166 publications have been published within this topic receiving 2532 citations. The topic is also known as: Bastard poon tree & Hazel sterculia.

Estratégias para tolerar o estresse salino em duas espécies lenhosas tropicais

Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the leaf primary metabolism in two woody species, Sterculia foetida and Bombacopsis glabra . Both species have seeds rich in oil and they are largely found in regions with irregularities in water availability. Seedlings were grown in a greenhouse from seeds. At 140 days after emergence, 50% of the plants were subjected to salt stress for 23 days, daily receiving 100 mM of NaCl solution. In both species, leaf stomata conductance and water potential decreased quickly under salt stress. The two species showed different strategies in photosynthetic pigment concentration and components of nitrogen metabolism. S . foetida kept the pigment concentration unchanged after 23 days of stress, while B . glabra increased concentration of chlorophyll a and carotenoids. S . foetida showed a high leaf concentration of K + in stressed plants and a Na + /K + ratio without differences when compared to control. Thus, S . foetida presented a better ionic balance, while B . glabra invested in photoprotection. Therefore, both species present potential to be planted in Brazilian Northeast, where water deficit and salt stress are challenging for annual crops.

Engineering cyclopropane fatty acid accumulation in plants

Abstract: Engineering Cyclopropane Fatty Acid Accumulation in Plants Heterologous expression of E. coli cyclopropane synthase in genotypic and phenotypic fad2fael plants facilitates accumulation of cyclopropane fatty acids. Co-expression of Sterculia foetida transferases, including lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase, diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT), and Phospholipid Diacyl Glycerol Acyltransferase (PDAT), with E. coli cyclopropane synthase further enhances cyclopropane fatty acid accumulation in fad2fael plant seeds.

Assessing the Suitability of Sterculia foetida for Plywood Production

Abstract: There is a huge demand of solid wood for various utility in building construction. Nowadays, because of increased demand and high cost, plywood has been developed as an alternative to solid wood products. The plywood has increased dimensional stability, uniformity and higher mechanical strength, improved stress distributing properties, reduced processing cost and better appearance. There is a huge demand for plywood due to ever increasing real estate sector. At this juncture, it is reported that Sterculia foetida wood is suited for plywood making and other types of interior work in house construction. This besides, this species wood is easily workable with tools and glue and takes a finish well. It has been proven that the strength of this wood offers the ability to International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 12 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com