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Tag: Carnivorous plant

Cells, Genes & Molecules

Plant chemicals are more important in carnivory than previously thought

Plant carnivory, at the metabolic level, likely evolved from at least two distinct functions–attraction and defence.

by Juniper KissJuly 5, 2021July 1, 2021
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Growth & Development

3D aquatic plant carnivory by the waterwheel plant and deformed snap-traps

The research contributes to the understanding of a complex, fast and reversible underwater plant movement

by Juniper KissAugust 12, 2020August 12, 2020
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The trap of a Venus fly trap, showing trigger hairs.
Cells, Genes & Molecules

Anaesthetic blocks trap closure and wounding response in Venus Flytraps

Diethyl ether renders flytraps unable to close their traps or respond to wounding using a mechanism with parallels in animals.

by Erin ZimmermanJanuary 28, 2020January 28, 2020
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Books

Read all about it: Plants that get their own back on animals

by Nigel ChaffeySeptember 6, 2019September 6, 2019
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Utricularia menziesii
Annals of Botany News in Brief

Floral micromorphology of bird-pollinated carnivorous Utricularia

by Alex AssiryMarch 13, 2019February 18, 2019
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Sarracenia purpurea
News in Focus

Pitcher plants eat their spider competitors

Some spiders go after the same prey that pitcher plants want. What happens when the two compete?

by Alun SaltNovember 13, 2018November 13, 2018
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Books

Plants are weird – and rather wonderful too!

by Nigel ChaffeyNovember 12, 2018November 12, 2018
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Scanning electron microscope image of a bladderwort trap entrance
Annals of Botany

This plant sucks! (But how?)

The bladderwort has a trap faster than the blink of an eye. It uses powerful suction to snatch its prey but how can a plant can suck so much?

by Dale MayleaOctober 12, 2017October 12, 2017
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Chitin-induced nepenthesin activity in the pitcher fluid of Nepenthes alata.
Annals of Botany

Prey-induced responses in carnivorous Nepenthes

by botanyoneSeptember 26, 2016September 22, 2016
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The cost–benefit model for botanical carnivory (Review)
Annals of Botany

The cost–benefit model for botanical carnivory

This study concludes that traps have lower rates of photosynthesis than leaves, and that leaves have higher rates of photosynthesis after feeding.

by botanyoneJune 26, 2015June 25, 2015
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Root exudates and intraspecific variability in allelopathy
Annals of Botany

Root exudates and intraspecific variability in allelopathy

Results indicate the potential for metabolic profiling as a tool for examining plant–plant interactions.

by botanyoneMay 20, 2015May 18, 2015
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Fluid properties influence diet in Nepenthes pitcher plants
Annals of Botany

Fluid properties influence diet in Nepenthes pitcher plants

Fluid from pitchers of four Nepenthes species is studied to determine retention capacity and time-to-kill for different species of ants and flies.

by botanyoneMay 19, 2015May 18, 2015
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Evolution of genome size and chromosome numbers in Genlisea
Annals of Botany

Evolution of genome size and chromosome numbers in Genlisea

Measurements of nuclear genome sizes from cultivated plant material for a comprehensive taxon sampling that includes nearly half of all species in Genlisea.

by botanyoneMarch 17, 2015March 10, 2015
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Drosera capensis
Articles

Snacking helps Drosera’s appetite

by Alun SaltFebruary 3, 2015January 28, 2015
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