Keke Zhang^1,2,3, Yong Cui^1,2,3, Changchang Shao^1,2,3, Liqing Yang^1,2,3, Yuxin Wang^1,2,3, Yao Fang^1,2,3, Hua Zhou⁴, Jie Wang^1,2,3, Honglang Duan^1,2,3,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.94, No.9, pp. 2855-2871, 2025, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2025.065683 - 30 September 2025

Abstract As ubiquitous environmental contaminants, microplastics (MPs) have garnered global concern due to their persistence, bioaccumulation potential, and multifaceted threats to ecosystem health. These particles threaten terrestrial ecosystems via soil contamination; however, research on their phytotoxicity remains predominantly focused on herbaceous plants. The responses of woody plants to MPs and their interspecific differences are severely unexplored. Here, two important ecological and economical tree species in southern China, Pinus massoniana (P. massoniana) and Schima superba (S. superba), were selected to explore the ecotoxicity effects of polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) MPs (the two most abundant species in the soil) on… More >

Yinyu Xu¹, Zheng Li¹, Qian Wen², Hao He¹, Pengtu Shi¹, Wenhua Zhou^2,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.9, pp. 2367-2382, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.047949 - 30 September 2024

Abstract The diversity of metabolites produced in fermented pine needles at different stages of fermentation has rarely been investigated. In the present study, untargeted metabolomic analysis using GC-MS and LC-MS was performed to detect metabolites in fermented pine needles at different fermentation stages. A total of 30 samples of pine needles fermented first with yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and then with a mixed bacterial culture of Lactobacillus fermentum CECT5716 and Bifidobacterium Breve M16V, were used to detect differential metabolites at different stages of fermentation. Pearson’s correlation analysis was used to determine correlations between metabolites and key microbial communities. A… More >

Shaoxiang Cai¹, Yuliang Guo¹, Yanjun Li^2,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.1, pp. 119-133, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.016260 - 27 July 2021

Abstract In this study, Pinus massoniana Lamb at different heights, across the annual rings, and between earlywood and latewood was measured by X-ray diffraction and the chemical composition was analyzed by chemical treatment. Results indicated that the microfibril angle (MFA) decreased and the chemical composition changed little with the increase in height from 1 m to 9 m. In the radial direction, the MFA decreased and the chemical composition changed little with an increase in annual rings. The cellulose content of latewood was higher than that of earlywood. The viscoelastic changes of wood cell walls at different heights, across More >

Meifen Tian^1,#, Bengang Zhang^2,#, Zhigang Wu^1,2,*, Liping Yu^1,*, Lifen Li¹, Xuedong Xi^2,3

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.4, pp. 789-801, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.013844 - 01 February 2021

Abstract Pinus massoniana wood was modified by steam heat-treatment at 160°C, 180°C, 200°C and 220°C respectively and effects of the changes of density, pH, surface wettability and apparent morphology of Pinus massoniana heat-treated wood on its bonding performance were studied in this paper. The results showed that Pinus massoniana wood underwent a series of physical and chemical changes during heat-treatment as the the following: (1) The degradation of hemicellulose and cellulose with low degree of polymerization, degradation and migration of the extract resulting in the decline of density and pH of heat-treated Pinus massoniana wood. (2) Brittle fracture occured on… More >