Effectiveness of methods to control the invasive non-native pitcherplant Sarracenia purpurea L. on a European mire

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin J. Walker ◽  
Colin Auld ◽  
Emma Austin ◽  
Jonathan Rook
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Author(s):  
B. J. Panessa ◽  
J. F. Gennaro

Tissue from the hood and sarcophagus regions were fixed in 6% glutaraldehyde in 1 M.cacodylate buffer and washed in buffer. Tissue for SEM was partially dried, attached to aluminium targets with silver conducting paint, carbon-gold coated(100-500Å), and examined in a Kent Cambridge Stereoscan S4. Tissue for the light microscope was post fixed in 1% aqueous OsO4, dehydrated in acetone (4°C), embedded in Epon 812 and sectioned at ½u on a Sorvall MT 2 ultramicrotome. Cross and longitudinal sections were cut and stained with PAS, 0.5% toluidine blue and 1% azure II-methylene blue. Measurements were made from both SEM and Light micrographs.The tissue had two structurally distinct surfaces, an outer surface with small (225-500 µ) pubescent hairs (12/mm2), numerous stoma (77/mm2), and nectar glands(8/mm2); and an inner surface with large (784-1000 µ)stiff hairs(4/mm2), fewer stoma (46/mm2) and larger, more complex glands(16/mm2), presumably of a digestive nature.


1987 ◽  
Vol 119 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 647-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.L. Fairchild ◽  
D.C. Eidt ◽  
C.A.A. Weaver

AbstractBy injecting fenitrothion into fluid in leaves of pitcher plants, Sarracenia purpurea L., it was determined that the mosquito, Wyeomyia smithii (Coquillett), and the midge, Metriocnemus knabi (Coquillett), are under some risk from fenitrothion forest sprays at the rate of 210 g AI/ha. Wyeomyia smithii is slightly more susceptible than is M. knabi. Other leaf inhabitants, mites and rotifers, were not affected by initial concentrations of fenitrothion in the fluid (up to 9.6 μg/L) that did affect the mosquito and the midge.


2012 ◽  
Vol 75 (7) ◽  
pp. 1284-1288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asim Muhammad ◽  
Jose A. Guerrero-Analco ◽  
Louis C. Martineau ◽  
Lina Musallam ◽  
Padma Madiraju ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Fukushima ◽  
Hironori Fujita ◽  
Takahiro Yamaguchi ◽  
Masayoshi Kawaguchi ◽  
Hirokazu Tsukaya ◽  
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PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. e113384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taylor K. Paisie ◽  
Thomas E. Miller ◽  
Olivia U. Mason

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonora S. Bittleston ◽  
Matti Gralka ◽  
Gabriel E. Leventhal ◽  
Itzhak Mizrahi ◽  
Otto X. Cordero

AbstractNiche construction through interspecific interactions can condition future community states on past ones. However, the extent to which such history dependency can steer communities towards functionally different states remains a subject of active debate. Using bacterial communities collected from wild pitchers of the carnivorous pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea, we tested the effects of history on composition and function across communities assembled in synthetic pitcher plant microcosms. We found that the diversity of assembled communities was determined by the diversity of the system at early, pre-assembly stages. Species composition was also contingent on early community states, not only because of differences in the species pool, but also because the same species had different dynamics in different community contexts. Importantly, compositional differences were proportional to differences in function, as profiles of resource use were strongly correlated with composition, despite convergence in respiration rates. Early differences in community structure can thus propagate to mature communities, conditioning their functional repertoire.


1926 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. W. HEGNER

Author(s):  
Ileana MICLEA ◽  
Rita BERNAT

The aim of the current research was to find the best plant growth regulators for the multiplication of Sarracenia purpurea. Murashige and Skoog medium (MS) was prepared with macronutrients and micronutrients at 1/3 strength, full strength vitamins, supplemented with 30 g/l sucrose and 5 g/l phytagel and autoclaved. After cooling 0.5 mg\l α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA), 5 mg\l 6-benzyladenine (BA) or 0.5 mg\l NAA + 3 mg\l BA were added. Young S. purpurea plants were selected and transferred to media with or without plant growth regulators and cultured for 12 weeks. At the end of this time frame number of roots, root length (cm) and number of shoots were evaluated and differences were analysed by the analysis of variance and interpreted using the Tuckey test. The largest number of roots grew in medium supplemented with 0.5 mg\l NAA but the the absence of plant growth regulators increased their length. The best conditions for shoot multiplication were provided by supplementing 1/3MS with 5 mg\l BA.


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