Abies balsamea

Common Names: balsam fir

Ethnobotanical Studies

Boreal Forest, Canada

Uses: Circulatory system disorders, Dermatological infections, Diabetes, Gastro-intestinal disorders, General health, Gynaecological problems, Hair care, Injuries, Metabolic system disorders, Musculoskeletal disorders, Nervous system disorders, Nutritional disorders, Ophthalmological disorders, Poisoning, Pregnancy, child birth, puerperium, Respiratory system disorders, Urinary system disorders, Venereal diseases

DOI:: 10.1186/1746-4269-8-7
PubMed:: 22289509

Studies

Survey of Phytophthora diversity reveals P. abietivora as a potential Phytophthora root rot pathogen in Québec Christmas tree plantations.

Charron G et al (2023).; Plant Dis.
DOI:: 10.1094/PDIS-12-23-2670-SR
PubMed:: 38127638

Field Test of the Propheromones of the Whitemarked Tussock Moth (WMTM) Orgyia leucostigma (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae).

Mayo P et al (2023).; Insects.
DOI:: 10.3390/insects14110880
PubMed:: 37999079

Fir (Abies balsamea) (Pinales: Pinaceae) needle essential oil enhances the knockdown activity of select insecticides.

Phytochemistry

Norris EJ and Bloomquist JR (2023).; J Med Entomol.
DOI:: 10.1093/jme/tjad101
PubMed:: 37963276

Changes in Polar Lipid Composition in Balsam Fir during Seasonal Cold Acclimation and Relationship to Needle Abscission.

MacDonald MT et al (2023).; Int J Mol Sci.
DOI:: 10.3390/ijms242115702
PubMed:: 37958682

Climate-driven shifts in leaf senescence are greater for boreal species than temperate species in the Acadian Forest region in contrast to leaf emergence shifts.

Spafford L, MacDougall A and Steenberg J (2023).; Ecol Evol.
DOI:: 10.1002/ece3.10362
PubMed:: 37533970

Photosynthetic parameters and stomatal conductance in attached and detached balsam fir foliage.

Akalusi ME, Meng FR and P-A Bourque C (2021).; Plant Environ Interact.
DOI:: 10.1002/pei3.10059
PubMed:: 37283699

Evidence of the involvement of Nematostoma parasiticum in Herpotrichia needle browning of Abies balsamea.

Lerat S et al (2023).; Plant Dis.
DOI:: 10.1094/PDIS-01-23-0075-SC
PubMed:: 37142965

A longer wood growing season does not lead to higher carbon sequestration.

Silvestro R et al (2023).; Sci Rep.
DOI:: 10.1038/s41598-023-31336-x
PubMed:: 36906726

Ecoregion and community structure influences on the foliar elemental niche of balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.) and white birch (Betula papyrifera Marshall).

Heckford TR et al (2022).; Ecol Evol.
DOI:: 10.1002/ece3.9244
PubMed:: 36110871

10.

Upscaling xylem phenology: sample size matters.

Silvestro R et al (2022).; Ann Bot.
DOI:: 10.1093/aob/mcac110
PubMed:: 36018569

11.

Even modest climate change may lead to major transitions in boreal forests.

Reich PB et al (2022).; Nature.
DOI:: 10.1038/s41586-022-05076-3
PubMed:: 35948640

12.

Balsam fir (Abies balsamea) needles and their essential oil kill overwintering ticks (Ixodes scapularis) at cold temperatures.

Phytochemistry

Adamo SA et al (2022).; Sci Rep.
DOI:: 10.1038/s41598-022-15164-z
PubMed:: 35906288

13.

Insect defoliation modulates influence of climate on the growth of tree species in the boreal mixed forests of eastern Canada.

Boakye EA et al (2022).; Ecol Evol.
DOI:: 10.1002/ece3.8656
PubMed:: 35342593

14.

Avian Predation in a Declining Outbreak Population of the Spruce Budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae).

Régnière J, Venier L and Welsh D (2021).; Insects.
DOI:: 10.3390/insects12080720
PubMed:: 34442286

15.

Conditional inference trees in the assessment of tree mortality rates in the transitional mixed forests of Atlantic Canada.

Guan H et al (2021).; PLoS One.
DOI:: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250991
PubMed:: 34143806

16.

Improved performance of the eastern spruce budworm on black spruce as warming temperatures disrupt phenological defences.

Bellemin-Noël B et al (2021).; Glob Chang Biol.
DOI:: 10.1111/gcb.15643
PubMed:: 33872446

17.

Improved cis-Abienol production through increasing precursor supply in Escherichia coli.

Cheng T et al (2020).; Sci Rep.
DOI:: 10.1038/s41598-020-73934-z
PubMed:: 33033333

18.

Driving factors of conifer regeneration dynamics in eastern Canadian boreal old-growth forests.

Martin M, Girona MM and Morin H (2020).; PLoS One.
DOI:: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230221
PubMed:: 32726307

19.

Crown Rot of Abies balsamea var. phanerolepis Caused by Phytophthora cactorum in Virginia.

Hong CX and Marston CD (2005).; Plant Dis.
DOI:: 10.1094/PD-89-0433B
PubMed:: 30795471

20.

Age-related changes in survival and turnover rates of balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.) fine roots.

Krasowski MJ et al (2018).; Tree Physiol.
DOI:: 10.1093/treephys/tpy010
PubMed:: 29452424

21.

New antibacterial hydrophobic assay reveals Abies balsamea oleoresin activity against Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA.

Coté H et al (2016).; J Ethnopharmacol.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.035
PubMed:: 27769946

22.

Regulation of liver cell glucose homeostasis by dehydroabietic acid, abietic acid and squalene isolated from balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.) a plant of the Eastern James Bay Cree traditional pharmacopeia.

Nachar A et al (2015).; Phytochemistry.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.07.001
PubMed:: 26164238

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Lanostane- and cycloartane-type triterpenoids from Abies balsamea oleoresin.

Lavoie S et al (2013).; Beilstein J Org Chem.
DOI:: 10.3762/bjoc.9.150
PubMed:: 23946828

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Bifunctional cis-abienol synthase from Abies balsamea discovered by transcriptome sequencing and its implications for diterpenoid fragrance production.

Genetics

Zerbe P et al (2012).; J Biol Chem.
DOI:: 10.1074/jbc.M111.317669
PubMed:: 22337889

25.

Composition and antibacterial activity of Abies balsamea essential oil.

Phytochemistry

Pichette A et al (2006).; Phytother Res.
PubMed:: 16619365

26.

The Demographic Cost of Reproduction and Its Consequences in Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea).

Silvertown J and Dodd M (1999).; Am Nat.
DOI:: 10.1086/303238
PubMed:: 10506547