An investigation into the efficacy of Biokos® in controlling ciliates in laboratory cultures of Saccharina latissima gametophytes. [PDF]
J PhycolAbstract A major challenge faced by kelp aquaculture operations is the control of contaminants, including by marine ciliates. Biokos® is a commercially available treatment for ciliate parasites in fish, in which the active ingredient is a viscosin‐like lipopeptide surfactant.
Farrugia Drakard V +2 more
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Dynamic calcium signals mediate the feeding response of the carnivorous sundew plant [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2022 Ivan Radin +2 more
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Antibiofilm Activity of Sundew Species against Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Strains. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2022 Species of the genus Drosera, known for carnivorous plants, such as sundew, have been traditionally used for centuries as medicinal plants. Efficacy-determining compounds are naphthoquinones and flavonoids.
Gerschler S, Guenther S, Schulze C.
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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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A spotlight on prey-induced metabolite dynamics in sundew. A commentary on: 'Metabolomic analysis reveals reliance on secondary plant metabolites to facilitate carnivory in the Cape sundew, Drosera capensis'. [PDF]
Annals of Botany, 2021 Axel Mithöfer
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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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The Sticky Sundew::Plant Carnivory and Queer Erotics
This essay looks at Charles Darwin’s writings on the Sundew ('Drosera'), and the erotics generated by his engagement with this carnivorous plant. It explores how his researches into his 'beloved' sundew makes visible forms of queer relation in which ...
Merkling, Emma; id_orcid
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The carnivorous rainbow plant Byblis filifolia Planch. secretes digestive enzymes in response to prey capture independently of jasmonates. [PDF]
Plant Biol (Stuttg)Secretion of digestive enzymes in response to prey capture in carnivorous plants with sticky traps is regulated by jasmonates in Drosera capensis but differently by unknown factor in Byblis filifolia. Abstract Carnivorous plants from the order Caryophyllales co‐opted plant phytohormones from a group of jasmonates to regulate digestive enzyme activity ...
Pavlovič A +5 more
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Origin of subgenomes in the circumboreal, allopolyploid, carnivorous plant Drosera anglica. [PDF]
Am J BotAbstract Premise The parentage of the widespread allopolyploid Drosera anglica, a member of the carnivorous sundew genus, remains uncertain despite over 100 years of morphological, cytological, and, more recently, molecular study. Methods Using transcriptomic and genomic data from 12 species of Drosera sect. Drosera, including four D.
Mohn RA, Yang Y.
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Sundew: large scale painted steel, public art sculpture
, 2016 Sundew: large scale painted steel, public art ...
John Atkin (1383798)
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