Hippophae salicifolia D. Don: A Miraculous Species Less Known in Europe

Abstract

Hippophae salicifolia is an Euro-Asian species used in many industries, from medicine to cosmetics, nutrition, or soil sciences (enriching degraded fields, diminishing soil erosion, preventing and treating diseases). The purpose of this study was to analyse the culture of this species in Europe together with the chemical content of its fruits. In order to achieve this, Hippophae salicifolia seeds were sown in greenhouses, seedlings were planted in fields, while the fruits were harvested and analysed both fresh, as well as after preservation for 1 year and 5 months. The properties of H. salicifolia fruits were also compared with the fruits of Hippophae rhamnoides, both fresh and preserved for 7 months. The analysis have shown that fresh fruits contain an average quantity of 31; 811 and 231 mg/100 total carotenoid, polyphenol, and ascorbic acid, respectively. The vitamin C content was much higher than that observed for H. rhamonides. If kept in adequate conditions, H. salicifolia fruits lose only a small amount of vitamin C and exhibit a vitamin C content (224 mg/100g) superior to the fresh fruit of H. rhamonides (100-150 mg/100 g). By comparing the chemical characteristics of H. salicifolia and H. rhamnoides fruits preserved over a long period of time, a higher concentration of vitamin C was observed in H. salicifolia, while the differences between the other chemical characteristics were insignificant. The obtained results strongly suggest that H. salicifolia can be successfully cultured in Europe, while its exceptional fruit qualities can be capitalised on by a variety of industries.

A review on genetic diversity, micropropagation and transformations in the high-value medicinal plant of Himalayas-Seabuckthorn (Hippophae sp.)

“…The common name 'Seabuckthorn' has been designated from its thorny bearings and its distribution near seashores of European lands [1] . These species can adapt to temperatures ranging from +40°C to -40°C, drought, salinity, and alkalinity [2,3] . Among all the species of seabuckthorn, H. rhamnoides is the most predominant and widespread, followed by H. salicifolia and H. tibetana in India and the major distributions are around the cold arid Leh-Ladakh of Trans Himalayan regions [4,5] .…”

The Chemical Properties of Soils from Forest Fields Occupied by Oil Drills in Moinesti, Romania

“…The content of these elements determines the works and measures necessary for the soil's decontamination or bio-remedy [10,11]. This is followed by the establishment of mandatory silvoameliorative works without which the reinstallation of forest vegetation could not be possible [12,13].…”

“…Based on the field observations and the results of the physico-chemical analyzes of the soil from the affected areas, their characteristics were briefly exemplified in order to determine their favorability for the resettlement of forest vegetation [8,13]. The obtained results highlight the nature and intensity of soil degradation and pollution processes.…”

Analysing Wood Density and Biomass: A Case Study of Forest Plantations From Moldova Noua Waste Heaps, Romania

“…The successful used species were: black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.), a species that usually does not vegetate well on very alkaline soils (Dinca 2017), oleaster (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.) and sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.). Besides its high content of vitamins and nutritive elements (Dinca et al 2018), this last species has the capacity to fix degraded fields (Constandache et al 2016). These stabilization works enterprises on Moldova Noua waste heaps, with the help of vegetation, especially the forest one, have led nowadays to the presence of a phytogeographical complex that presents both perspectives for reintegrating these surfaces in the natural landscape, as well as results in this direction ( Figure 1).…”