Return of the Lemnaceae: duckweed as a model plant system in the genomics and postgenomics era

K Acosta, KJ Appenroth, L Borisjuk, M Edelman… - The Plant …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The aquatic Lemnaceae family, commonly called duckweed, comprises some of the smallest
and fastest growing angiosperms known on Earth. Their tiny size, rapid growth by clonal …

Key to the determination of taxa of Lemnaceae: an update

M Bog, KJ Appenroth, KS Sree - Nordic Journal of Botany, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Species of Lemnaceae have a high potential for fast biomass production, and this is
increasingly gaining attention among researchers in basic plant sciences as well as among …

Molecular markers in genetic studies of aquatic macrophytes: a systematic review

B Scorsim, AC da Silva, LI Ramos, MD Passere… - Hydrobiologia, 2024 - Springer
We conducted a systematic review to assess the current state of molecular-based research
of aquatic macrophytes based on articles searched in SCOPUS and WoS databases. We …

Habitat change and alteration of plant and invertebrate communities in waterbodies dominated by the invasive alien macrophyte Lemna minuta Kunth

S Ceschin, G Ferrante, F Mariani, L Traversetti… - Biological …, 2020 - Springer
The free-floating American duckweed, Lemna minuta, is an invasive species now
widespread in Europe. Yet, its impact on freshwater ecosystems has been poorly …

“Step by step”: high frequency short-distance epizoochorous dispersal of aquatic macrophytes

NE Coughlan, TC Kelly, MAK Jansen - Biological Invasions, 2017 - Springer
Aquatic macrophytes can successfully colonise and re-colonise areas separated by space
and time. The mechanisms underlying such “mobility” are not well understood, but it has …

Taxonomic revision of the genus Alternanthera (Amaranthaceae) in Italy

D Iamonico, I Sánchez-del Pino - … Dealing with all Aspects of Plant …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
A taxonomic revision of the genus Alternanthera (Amaranthaceae) in Italy is here presented.
Field surveys were carried out during the period 2007–2013. Thirty-six herbaria (both …

Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos)‐mediated dispersal of Lemnaceae: a contributing factor in the spread of invasive Lemna minuta?

NE Coughlan, TC Kelly, MAK Jansen - Plant Biology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Our ability to predict and manage the spread of alien, invasive plants is limited by a lack of
understanding of dispersal potential. Invasive Lemna minuta has spread within a few …

Pistia stratiotes L. and Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms.: emerging invasive alien hydrophytes in Campania and Sardinia (Italy)

G Brundu, A Stinca, L Angius, G Bonanomi… - EPPO …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This article provides general information on the distribution and presence of invasive
macrophytes in Italy and describes and discusses two hydrophyte invasion case studies …

Alien aquatic vascular plants in Hungary (Pannonian ecoregion): Historical aspects, data set and trends

BA Lukács, A Mesterházy, R Vidéki… - Plant Biosystems-An …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Estimating the extent of biological invasions is critical in predicting the effect of exotic
species. We investigated the occurrence and number of alien freshwater plants and give …

Competition Between Lemna minuta, Lemna minor, and Azolla filiculoides. Growing Fast or Being Steadfast?

S Paolacci, MAK Jansen, S Harrison - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2018 - frontiersin.org
A substantial number of Lemnaceae are invasive outside their natural distribution area.
Lemna minuta is considered invasive in several European countries, where it can occur in …