Survival strategies of duckweeds, the world's smallest Angiosperms

P Ziegler, KJ Appenroth, KS Sree - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Duckweeds (Lemnaceae) are small, simply constructed aquatic higher plants that grow on
or just below the surface of quiet waters. They consist primarily of leaf-like assimilatory …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the Effects of Flavonoids on Insects: Implications for Managing Pests Without Harming Beneficials

EW Riddick - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Flavonoids have multiple functions, including host-plant defense against attacks from
herbivorous insects. This manuscript reviewed and analyzed the scientific literature to test …

First report on adverse effects of cyanobacterial anabaenopeptins, aeruginosins, microginin and their mixtures with microcystin and cylindrospermopsin on aquatic …

B Pawlik-Skowrońska, A Bownik, M Pogorzelec… - Toxicon, 2023 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria produce a variety of oligopeptides beyond microcystins and other
metabolites. Their biological activities are not fully recognized especially to aquatic plants …

Chromosome-level genome and high nitrogen stress response of the widespread and ecologically important wetland plant Typha angustifolia

Y Liao, S Zhao, W Zhang, P Zhao, B Lu… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Typha angustifolia L., known as narrowleaf cattail, is widely distributed in Eurasia but has
been introduced to North America. Typha angustifolia is a semi-aquatic, wetland obligate …

Secondary metabolites of some gentians and their defence against seed predators

E Kozuharova, D Batovska, K Stoycheva… - … Systematics and Ecology, 2023 - Elsevier
We discovered a strong reduction of fruit set in some Gentiana species, while studying their
breeding systems and pollination ecology in the Bulgarian mountains. The fruit set of five …

Natural enemies of Lemna minuta in its native range and their potential as biological control agents for Europe

M Flaminia, P Paul, C Massimo, C Simona… - Biocontrol Science …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Lemna minuta is native to North America but an invasive alien plant in Europe, where it
poses significant threats to freshwater ecosystems. Explorations for biological control agents …

Flavonoids mediate systemic defenses induced by root feeding in cotton.

Q Zhang, Q Wang, KAG Wyckhuys… - Entomologia …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Plant-herbivore interactions dominate food web links in terrestrial settings, thereby shaping
ecosystem structure and functioning. Within a given plant, both primary and secondary …

Environmental toxicology in addressing public health challenges in Africa

W Ndudi, GI Edo, AN Jikah, K Zainulabdeen… - Ecological Frontiers, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmental toxicology is a diverse scientific discipline that is highly influential in the field
of toxicology, environmental health, and public policy. However, there is a paucity of data …

Experimentally quantifying impact of herbivory on duckweed communities in natural pond ecosystems

SK Subramanian, MM Turcotte - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Plant herbivory structures communities, impacts energy and nutrient flow in ecosystems, and
drives speciation. Yet, our knowledge of plant-herbivore interactions remains limited in …

[PDF][PDF] Biologisk mangfold ved dammene på Linderud gård, Oslo kommune, i 2023

KM Olsen, S Olberg - lager.biofokus.no
1.1 Bakgrunn Denne rapporten er laget på oppdrag fra Museene i Akershus, avdeling
Linderud gård, da de ønsket å få en bedre oversikt over det biologiske mangfoldet i …