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Origin and Function of Amino Acids in Nectar and Nectaries of Pitcairnia Species with Particular Emphasis on Alanine and Glutamine

open access: yesPlants, 2023
Floral nectar contains sugars and numerous other compounds, including amino acids, but little is known about their function and origin in nectar. Therefore, the amino acid, sugar, and inorganic ion concentrations, as well as the activity of alanine ...
Thomas Göttlinger, Gertrud Lohaus
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Development and differentiation of the extrafloral nectaries from flower buds in Vigna luteola (Leguminosae, Phaseolinae) [PDF]

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2020
To study the ontogeny of the extrafloral nectaries present in the inflorescences of Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth (Leguminosae, Phaseolinae), the location, morphology, anatomy of the earliest stages, histology of the definitive structures and ...
FABIANA S. OJEDA   +2 more
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Inaugural Description of Extrafloral Nectaries in Sapindaceae: Structure, Diversity and Nectar Composition

open access: yesPlants, 2023
Sapindales is a large order with a great diversity of nectaries; however, to date, there is no information about extrafloral nectaries (EFN) in Sapindaceae, except recent topological and morphological data, which indicate an unexpected structural novelty
Danielle Maximo   +2 more
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Morphology and vascular anatomy of the flower of Aconitum lasiocarpum (Rchb.) Gáyer subsp. Lasiocarpum (Ranunculaceae Juss.)

open access: yesБіологічні студії, 2014
The results of detailed investigation on morphological and anatomical organization of flower of Aconitum lasiocarpum (Rchb.) Gáyer are presented. It was established that current species has common features of the structure with other representatives from
A. V. Novikoff
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Ecophysiological aspects of nectar reabsorption

open access: yesActa Agrobotanica, 2012
A number of approaches, both direct and indirect, have shown that nectar is reabsorbed by numerous plant species, irrespective of the age or sex of the flower.
Małgorzata Stpiczyńska, Massimo Nepi
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Anatomy of the floral nectaries of 9 species from subf. Pomoideae (Rosaceae)

open access: yesActa Agrobotanica, 2013
The nectaries anatomical features of nine species of Pomoideae subfamily Aronia melanocarpa Ell., Cotoneaster horizontalis Decne, C. praecox Vilm.-Andr., C. lucida Schlecht., Crataegus monogyna Jacq., C. coccinea L., C. crus-galli L., Sorbus aucuparia L.,
Elżbieta Weryszko-Chmielewska   +1 more
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Nectary structure is not related to pollination system in Trichocereeae cactus from Northwest Argentina

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2021
Floral nectaries are essential for plant reproduction but little is known about the relationship between these secretory structures and pollination system in cacti.
VALERIA V. GONZÁLEZ   +4 more
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The Influence of Extrafloral Nectaries on Arboreal Ant Species Richness in Tree Communities

open access: yesSociobiology, 2018
Studies investigating the role of resource availability in the species richness patterns can elucidate ecological processes and contribute to conservation strategies.
Marcelo Silva Madureira   +2 more
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Functional Ecology of External Secretory Structures in Rivea ornata (Roxb.) Choisy (Convolvulaceae)

open access: yesPlants, 2022
Plants have evolved numerous secretory structures that fulfill diverse roles and shape their interactions with other organisms. Rivea ornata (Roxb.) Choisy (Convolvulaceae) is one species that possesses various external secretory organs hypothesized to ...
Natthaphong Chitchak   +2 more
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Characteristics of the surface of the epidermis in floral nectaries and the receptacle of mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia L.)

open access: yesActa Agrobotanica, 2012
The structure of receptacular surfaces of floral nectaries at two flowering stages and the structure of the outer surface of the receptacle of Sorbus aucuparia were investigated using scanning electron microscopy.
Agata Konarska
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