Sycamore, Platanus

Flowering almond Prunus glandulosa ST Sycamore Platanus spp. T... 

Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)... 

Recently, interest has developed in the intensive culture of plantations on a short rotation. However, this concept is now new. The Europeans have been managing plantations in this manner for decades and in the 1960 s. McAlpine and his coworkers further developed the concept in the United States with sycamore Platanus occidentalis L.) (12). Since that time, studies have been initiated with other tree species throughout the United States and Canada. 

Constit. of Rhamnogalacturonan II, R-10, a primary cell wall pectic polysaccharide isol. from cultured cells of Acer pseudo-platanus (Sycamore). First branched chain acidic sugar to be found as a natural product. 

To obtain sufficient secretkl material for NMR, IR, and UV analyses of the major component, large numbers of insects were reared on sycamore saplings (Platanus occidentalis) which were grown on greenhouse benches over a period of several months. 

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