Effect of Agitation and Temporary Immersion on Growth and Synthesis of Antibacterial Phenolic Compounds in Genus Drosera [PDF]
BiomoleculesSundews (Drosera sp.) are the source of biologically active secondary metabolites: phenolic acids, flavonoids, and 1,4-naphtoquinones. Because obtaining them from the natural environment is impossible (rare and endangered species), in this study ...
Wojciech Makowski +9 more
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Water Cannot Activate Traps of the Carnivorous Sundew Plant Drosera capensis: On the Trail of Darwin’s 150-Years-Old Mystery [PDF]
Plants, 2023 In his famous book Insectivorous plants, Charles Darwin observed that the bending response of tentacles in the carnivorous sundew plant Drosera rotundifolia was not triggered by a drop of water, but rather the application of many dissolved chemicals or ...
Andrej Pavlovič +2 more
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Harnessing the bio-adhesive power of natural deep eutectic solvents for trichome-inspired pest control [PDF]
Communications MaterialsThe carnivorous Drosera species employ hair-like appendages called trichomes that secrete a deadly adhesive consisting of an acidic polysaccharide, sugars, organic acids, and water to capture prey insects.
Abinaya Arunachalam +8 more
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Individual architecture and photosynthetic performance of the submerged form of Drosera intermedia Hayne [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyDrosera intermedia grows in acidic bogs in parts of valleys that are flooded in winter, and that often dry out in summer. It is also described as the sundew of the most heavily hydrated habitats in peatlands, and it is often found in water and even ...
Krzysztof Banaś +5 more
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A new and endemic species of Drosera (Droseraceae) from Madagascar [PDF]
Plant Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Background and aims – This study is part of an ongoing revision of the world Drosera species. During herbarium revisions of Drosera from Madagascar, a new species was identified and is here described.Methods – The species’ morphology is
Andreas S. Fleischmann +6 more
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Total biomass and annual yield of Drosera on cultivated Sphagnum in north-west Germany [PDF]
Mires and Peat, 2022 Sphagnum paludiculture farms, where Drosera species grow spontaneously under semi-natural conditions, may provide fresh Drosera raw material for the pharmaceutical industry as a sustainable alternative to collecting Drosera from natural peatlands.
Balázs Baranyai +3 more
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Seed germination and seedling survival of Drosera rotundifolia (L.) cultivated on Sphagnum: Influence of cultivation methods and conditions, seed density, Sphagnum species and vascular plant cover [PDF]
Mires and Peat, 2021 Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia L.) is a rare bog species that is commonly collected for the European herbal market in the wild, leading to the destruction of its natural populations.
Balázs Baranyai +3 more
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ВИДИ РОДУ DROSERA L. ФЛОРИ УКРАЇНИ
Biota. Human. Technology, 2022 Мета роботи. Дослідження географічного поширення, еколого-ценотичних особливостей місцезростань та охорона видів роду Drosera. Методологія. Польові дослідження проводились в 2014-2015 рр.
Олександр Рак +2 more
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PHYTOHORMONES SCREENING OF Drosera capensis AS INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS AND ITS EXTRACT EFFECT ON in-vitro GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF DATE PALM (Phoenix dactylifera cv. Bartamouda) [PDF]
Journal of Productivity and Development, 2010 Carnivorous or insectivorous plants belong to several botanical families, the most important of them is Droseraceae, which includes Drosera plants. Some economic substances are extracted from Drosera.
Ibrahim Ibrahim +3 more
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Biology, ecology, use, conservation and cultivation of round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia L.): a review [PDF]
Mires and Peat, 2016 Drosera rotundifolia is a perennial insectivorous herb which occupies open, wet, oligotrophic habitats such as acidic bogs and poor fens, and specifically grows in Sphagnum-dominated communities.
B. Baranyai, H. Joosten
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