Pub Date : 2022-04-19DOI: 10.37427/botcro-2022-009
D. Iamonico, Katia Sciuto, A. Sfriso, C. Argenti, M. Wolf
A new species, Blitum venetum Iamonico, Argenti, Sciuto & Wolf is described from the Dolomites Massif (North-Eastern Italy) on the basis of molecular analyses (nuclear ITS and plastid trnL-F regions) and morphological investigation. The new species is similar to B. bonus-henricus and B. californicum, but it differs from these taxa by characters of leaves (width, pubescence, and margins), inflorescence (presence of bracts), perianth segments (colour), and seeds (diameter, colour, and seed testa ornamentation). Moreover, in phylogenetic reconstructions B. venetum results as clearly separated from the other species of the genus; this finding was further strengthened by the nucleotide divergences calculated between the sequence of the type specimen and other Blitum taxa, which are comparable with the interspecific divergences calculated inside this genus.
{"title":"Blitum venetum (Chenopodiaceae), a new species from the north-eastern Dolomites (Italian Eastern Alps)","authors":"D. Iamonico, Katia Sciuto, A. Sfriso, C. Argenti, M. Wolf","doi":"10.37427/botcro-2022-009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37427/botcro-2022-009","url":null,"abstract":"A new species, Blitum venetum Iamonico, Argenti, Sciuto & Wolf is described from the Dolomites Massif (North-Eastern Italy) on the basis of molecular analyses (nuclear ITS and plastid trnL-F regions) and morphological investigation. The new species is similar to B. bonus-henricus and B. californicum, but it differs from these taxa by characters of leaves (width, pubescence, and margins), inflorescence (presence of bracts), perianth segments (colour), and seeds (diameter, colour, and seed testa ornamentation). Moreover, in phylogenetic reconstructions B. venetum results as clearly separated from the other species of the genus; this finding was further strengthened by the nucleotide divergences calculated between the sequence of the type specimen and other Blitum taxa, which are comparable with the interspecific divergences calculated inside this genus.","PeriodicalId":6967,"journal":{"name":"Acta Botanica Croatica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46681908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-19DOI: 10.37427/botcro-2022-010
S. Brullo, C. Brullo, G. Tavilla, S. Cambria, P. Minissale, S. Sciandrello, G. Giusso del Galdo, G. Siracusa, E. Del Guacchio
Morphological and nomenclatural investigations for two critical Mediterranean species of Elatine, i.e., E. macropoda and E. gussonei, as well as their correct distribution in Sicily, are discussed. These two names are lectotypified on herbarium specimens kept, respectively, at NAP and FI. The morphological investigations carried out on both the types, as well as on several living and dried material collected in southern Sicily, Lampedusa, and Malta (loci classici included), allowed to individuate reliable diagnostic characters that can be used for a correct identification of the two species. The most relevant differential features are: ratio petal/sepal, size and shape of the seed testa pits, and their arrangement in row number. According to our results, only E. macropoda occurs in the Hyblaean territory (Sicily), which is the locus classicus, whereas E. gussonei occurs on Lampedusa and Maltese islands only. However, further and in-depth morphological research is necessary to clarify their overall distribution in the Mediterranean area. Finally, an analytic key to the Mediterranean Elatine is provided.
{"title":"About the occurrence of Elatine macropoda and E. gussonei (Elatinaceae) in Sicily and lectotypification of their names","authors":"S. Brullo, C. Brullo, G. Tavilla, S. Cambria, P. Minissale, S. Sciandrello, G. Giusso del Galdo, G. Siracusa, E. Del Guacchio","doi":"10.37427/botcro-2022-010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37427/botcro-2022-010","url":null,"abstract":"Morphological and nomenclatural investigations for two critical Mediterranean species of Elatine, i.e., E. macropoda and E. gussonei, as\u0000well as their correct distribution in Sicily, are discussed. These two names are lectotypified on herbarium specimens kept, respectively, at NAP and FI. The morphological investigations carried out on both the types, as well as on several living and dried material collected in southern Sicily, Lampedusa, and Malta (loci classici included), allowed to individuate reliable diagnostic characters that can be used for a correct identification of the two species. The most relevant differential features are: ratio petal/sepal, size and shape of the seed\u0000testa pits, and their arrangement in row number. According to our results, only E. macropoda occurs in the Hyblaean territory (Sicily), which is the locus classicus, whereas E. gussonei occurs on Lampedusa and Maltese islands only. However, further and in-depth morphological research is necessary to clarify their overall distribution in the Mediterranean area. Finally, an analytic key to the Mediterranean Elatine is provided.","PeriodicalId":6967,"journal":{"name":"Acta Botanica Croatica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46923540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-19DOI: 10.37427/botcro-2022-018
E. Hamzaoğlu, S. Kanoğlu, N. Aksoy
Some Dianthus specimens collected from Sakarya and Bolu Provinces (Turkey) provinces are proposed as a new species. Dianthus nezahatiae Hamzaoğlu (Caryophyllaceae) is naturally distributed in subalpine meadow habitats between the altitude range of 1450 and 1620 m a.s.l. Dianthus nezahatiae is differed from D. akdaghensis Gemici et Leblebici in respect to its inner bracts are 1.7−2.1 mm wide, the apex of the epicalyx scales is attenuate–rounded, the petal collar is almost half of the claw width, and the capsule is longer than calyx. In this paper description of the species, comparison with its close taxon, photographs, the distribution map, and its habitat preference are given.
{"title":"Dianthus nezahatiae (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from the northwestern Turkey","authors":"E. Hamzaoğlu, S. Kanoğlu, N. Aksoy","doi":"10.37427/botcro-2022-018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37427/botcro-2022-018","url":null,"abstract":"Some Dianthus specimens collected from Sakarya and Bolu Provinces (Turkey) provinces are proposed as a new species. Dianthus nezahatiae Hamzaoğlu (Caryophyllaceae) is naturally distributed in subalpine meadow\u0000habitats between the altitude range of 1450 and 1620 m a.s.l. Dianthus nezahatiae is differed from D. akdaghensis Gemici et Leblebici in respect to its inner bracts are 1.7−2.1 mm wide, the apex of the epicalyx scales is attenuate–rounded, the petal collar is almost half of\u0000the claw width, and the capsule is longer than calyx. In this paper description of the species, comparison with its close taxon, photographs, the distribution map, and its habitat preference are given.","PeriodicalId":6967,"journal":{"name":"Acta Botanica Croatica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44316388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-19DOI: 10.37427/botcro-2022-013
S. Cambria, A. Crisafulli, G. Giusso del Galdo, R. Picone, A. Soldano, S. Sciandrello, G. Tavilla
Sida rhombifolia L. (Malvaceae) has been reported for the first time in Italy. This species with a Paleotropics geographic origin represents a new invasive alien species in the flora of Italy. It was already reported in several European countries as invasive species, but this plant is also known for its medicinal properties in many areas of the world. The species was found in the anthropic environments of Sicily. In particular, the study area is localized in the Peloritani Mounts (NE Sicily) where the species was discovered in five stands. Our new discovery confirmed the role of anthropic activities have had in the alien species invasion in Italy. Diagnostic features, ecological and geographic data are provided. From a phytosociological viewpoint, this plant characterizes a plant community that includes various nitrophilous species such as Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop., Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. and Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. Moreover, invasiveness and impacts associated to this species were assessed by using EPPO prioritization protocol. The specimens were deposited in the herbaria of Catania and Messina University.
{"title":"First record of Sida rhombifolia L. (Malvaceae) for Italian flora","authors":"S. Cambria, A. Crisafulli, G. Giusso del Galdo, R. Picone, A. Soldano, S. Sciandrello, G. Tavilla","doi":"10.37427/botcro-2022-013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37427/botcro-2022-013","url":null,"abstract":"Sida rhombifolia L. (Malvaceae) has been reported for the first time in Italy. This species with a Paleotropics geographic origin represents a new invasive alien species in the flora of Italy. It was already reported in several European countries as invasive species, but this plant is also known for its medicinal properties in many areas of the world. The species was found in the anthropic environments of Sicily. In\u0000particular, the study area is localized in the Peloritani Mounts (NE Sicily) where the species was discovered in five stands. Our new discovery confirmed the role of anthropic activities have had in the alien species invasion in Italy. Diagnostic features, ecological and geographic data are provided. From a phytosociological viewpoint, this plant characterizes a plant community that includes various nitrophilous\u0000species such as Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop., Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. and Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. Moreover, invasiveness and impacts associated to this species were assessed by using EPPO prioritization protocol. The specimens were deposited in the herbaria of\u0000Catania and Messina University.","PeriodicalId":6967,"journal":{"name":"Acta Botanica Croatica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41698065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-19DOI: 10.37427/botcro-2022-012
Ahmed Elkordy, A. Osman, Mohamed O. Badry
In Egypt, the seed and pollen grain morphology of the genus Tephrosia Pers. were studied using light and scanning electron microscopy. Qualitative and quantitative characters of seeds and pollen grains are presented. The data suggest that several seed and pollen morphological characters can distinguish the taxa of Tephrosia. Based on UPGMA clustering analysis and PCA, three main clades were recognized: Clade A comprising T. kassasii, clade B comprising T. apollinea, T. purpurea, T. quartiniana, and T. uniflora, and clade C comprising T. nubica. The seed and pollen morphological data obtained in this study provide additional characters helping in classifying the genus. Dichotomous artificial keys based on seed and pollen data of the investigated taxa are presented.
{"title":"Seed, pollen morphology and numerical analysis of Tephrosia Pers. (Fabaceae) and their taxonomic significance","authors":"Ahmed Elkordy, A. Osman, Mohamed O. Badry","doi":"10.37427/botcro-2022-012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37427/botcro-2022-012","url":null,"abstract":"In Egypt, the seed and pollen grain morphology of the genus Tephrosia Pers. were studied using light and scanning electron microscopy. Qualitative and quantitative characters of seeds and pollen grains are presented. The data suggest that several seed and pollen morphological characters can distinguish the taxa of Tephrosia. Based on UPGMA clustering analysis and PCA, three main clades were recognized: Clade A comprising T. kassasii, clade B comprising T. apollinea, T. purpurea, T.\u0000quartiniana, and T. uniflora, and clade C comprising T. nubica. The seed and pollen morphological data obtained in this study provide additional characters helping in classifying the genus. Dichotomous artificial keys based on seed and pollen data of the investigated taxa are presented.","PeriodicalId":6967,"journal":{"name":"Acta Botanica Croatica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42214649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-11DOI: 10.37427/botcro-2022-016
Maja Šimunović, Antonija Kulaš, P. Žutinić, G. Goreta, M. Gligora Udovič
According to the Water Framework Directive (WFD), biological quality elements constitute the basis for assessing ecological status of surface waters. Biological communities are good indicators of water quality because they reflect environmental conditions over time and do not require frequent sampling. The main aims were to assess trophic and ecological status of the Lake Visovac (Krka River hydrosystem, South Croatia) using phytoplankton together with supportive physico-chemical parameters, eutrophication status and impact indicators. We also tested the viability of Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) and Hungarian Lake Phytoplankton Index (HLPI) as proposed metrics in the standard regulatory monitoring procedure. The phytoplankton samples, Chl-a and physical- chemical parameters were taken on a monthly basis from April to September in 2016 and 2019. In 2016, the most dominant species was Pantocsekiella ocellata (Pantocsek) K.T.Kiss & Ács, while in 2019 it was accompanied by Ceratium hirundinella (O.F.Müller) Dujardin. According to Chl-a, Lake Visovac was within the limits of oligo- to mesotrophic status. Based on the HLPI index, the Lake ecological status was assessed as Good. Chl-a showed a statistically significant positive correlation with temperature, while HLPI was positively correlated with oxygen and Secchi depth. We propose the use of Chl-a for rapid bioassessment on a weekly basis, whilst more complex HLPI index should be applied monthly. Further improving the confidence level of the metrics used to assess the ecological status and a comprehensive revision of boundaries for included indicators is of fundamental importance.
{"title":"Phytoplankton metrics for trophic and ecological status assessment of a natural karstic lake","authors":"Maja Šimunović, Antonija Kulaš, P. Žutinić, G. Goreta, M. Gligora Udovič","doi":"10.37427/botcro-2022-016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37427/botcro-2022-016","url":null,"abstract":"According to the Water Framework Directive (WFD), biological quality elements constitute the basis for assessing ecological status of surface\u0000waters. Biological communities are good indicators of water quality because they reflect environmental conditions over time and do not require frequent sampling. The main aims were to assess trophic and ecological status of the Lake Visovac (Krka River hydrosystem, South Croatia) using phytoplankton together with supportive physico-chemical parameters, eutrophication status and impact indicators. We also tested the viability of Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) and Hungarian Lake Phytoplankton Index (HLPI) as proposed metrics in the standard regulatory monitoring procedure. The phytoplankton samples, Chl-a and physical- chemical parameters were taken on a monthly basis from April to September in 2016\u0000and 2019. In 2016, the most dominant species was Pantocsekiella ocellata (Pantocsek) K.T.Kiss & Ács, while in 2019 it was accompanied by Ceratium hirundinella (O.F.Müller) Dujardin. According to\u0000Chl-a, Lake Visovac was within the limits of oligo- to mesotrophic status. Based on the HLPI index, the Lake ecological status was assessed\u0000as Good. Chl-a showed a statistically significant positive correlation with temperature, while HLPI was positively correlated with oxygen and Secchi depth. We propose the use of Chl-a for rapid bioassessment on a weekly basis, whilst more complex HLPI index should be applied monthly. Further improving the confidence level of the metrics used to assess the\u0000ecological status and a comprehensive revision of boundaries for included indicators is of fundamental importance.","PeriodicalId":6967,"journal":{"name":"Acta Botanica Croatica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42928386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-11DOI: 10.37427/botcro-2022-017
Mehmet Cengiz Karaismailoğlu, B. Inal, Osman Erol
The classification of Thlaspi s.l. is still problematic. Earlier phylogenetic research of the genus has focused on several small groups within Thlaspi s.str. and lacks detailed morphological observations. The relationships among Eurasian taxa and the value of fruit morphology in defining them have yet to be studied. The aim of this study was to analyze 22 taxa belonging to the Nomisma, Thlaspi and Pterotropis sections of Thlaspi s.l. from Turkey using maximum likelihood (ML) analysis of Internal Transcript Spacer (ITS) sequences. We also analyzed their fruit morphological features. According to the results, the examined taxa fell into 2 main clades. Moreover, clade II showed 3 sub-clusters. Thlaspi huetii and T. aghricum were the most distant taxa with a distance of 0.49%; however, T. ochroleucum and T. violascens were found to be 99% similar. According to ITS region data based on multiple populations of each taxon, T. arvense, T. huetii, T. perfoliatum, T. violascens, T. cataonicum, T. elegans, T. rosulare and T. aghricum were placed together in one cluster, which indicates that they are monophyletic. Thlaspi elegans was found to be a polyploid complex based on bootstrap (BS) (a resampling technique that uses replacement sampling to estimate statistics in a population) values, which varied widely among the studied T. elegans taxa (98, 65 and 49%). Fruit morphology also supported the inter-specific relationships based on molecular data, and relationships found by ITS region data were compatible with fruit type and geographic distribution. A diagnostic key based on fruit morphology is provided for the identification of the examined Thlaspi taxa.
{"title":"A systematic study of the Thlaspi s.l. taxa in sections Nomisma, Thlaspi and Pterotropis from Turkey based on fruit morphological and molecular data","authors":"Mehmet Cengiz Karaismailoğlu, B. Inal, Osman Erol","doi":"10.37427/botcro-2022-017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37427/botcro-2022-017","url":null,"abstract":"The classification of Thlaspi s.l. is still problematic. Earlier phylogenetic research of the genus has focused on several small groups within Thlaspi s.str. and lacks detailed morphological observations. The\u0000relationships among Eurasian taxa and the value of fruit morphology in defining them have yet to be studied. The aim of this study was to analyze 22 taxa belonging to the Nomisma, Thlaspi and Pterotropis sections of Thlaspi s.l. from Turkey using maximum likelihood (ML) analysis of Internal Transcript Spacer (ITS) sequences. We also analyzed\u0000their fruit morphological features. According to the results, the examined taxa fell into 2 main clades. Moreover, clade II showed 3 sub-clusters. Thlaspi huetii and T. aghricum were the most distant taxa with a distance of 0.49%; however, T. ochroleucum and T. violascens were\u0000found to be 99% similar. According to ITS region data based on multiple\u0000populations of each taxon, T. arvense, T. huetii, T. perfoliatum, T. violascens, T. cataonicum, T. elegans, T. rosulare and T. aghricum were placed together in one cluster, which indicates that they are monophyletic. Thlaspi elegans was found to be a polyploid complex based on bootstrap (BS) (a resampling technique that uses replacement sampling\u0000to estimate statistics in a population) values, which varied widely among the studied T. elegans taxa (98, 65 and 49%). Fruit morphology also supported the inter-specific relationships based on molecular data,\u0000and relationships found by ITS region data were compatible with fruit type and geographic distribution. A diagnostic key based on fruit morphology is provided for the identification of the examined Thlaspi taxa.","PeriodicalId":6967,"journal":{"name":"Acta Botanica Croatica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41465155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-11DOI: 10.37427/botcro-2022-015
Jucilene Silva Araújo, José Thyago Aires Souza, Evaldo dos Santos Félix, Rita de Cássia Alves, Tarcísio José de Oliveira Filho, Elder Cunha de Lira
This study aimed to evaluate the gas exchanges in genotypes of Nopalea cochenillifera Salm-Dyck in different seasons and times of the day. The experiment was conducted with the varieties Miúda and Baiana at the Experimental Station Prof. Ignacio Salcedo, belonging to the National Semi-Arid Institute (INSA), in the municipality of Campina Grande, State of Paraíba, Brazil. The treatments were distributed in a 24 × 2 factorial arrangement, corresponding to gas exchange evaluations performed every hour for 24 hours in the rainy season (June) and in the drought season (December). Analyzed were stomatal conductance, transpiration rate, CO2 uptake, and internal CO2 concentration, besides instantaneous water-use efficiency, intrinsic water-use efficiency, and instantaneous carboxylation efficiency. In both drought and rainy seasons, variety Baiana presented higher gas exchange intensity than the variety Miúda. In the rainy season, gas exchanges are potentialized in both varieties evaluated. In this period, the peak of CO2 uptake occurs from 1:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. for the verity Baiana, and from11:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. for the variety Miúda, whereas, in the drought season, it occurs from 11:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. for both varieties, with these constituting the ideal intervals for measuring gas exchanges in the field.
{"title":"Gas exchange in genotypes of Nopalea cochenillifera in different seasons and evaluations times","authors":"Jucilene Silva Araújo, José Thyago Aires Souza, Evaldo dos Santos Félix, Rita de Cássia Alves, Tarcísio José de Oliveira Filho, Elder Cunha de Lira","doi":"10.37427/botcro-2022-015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37427/botcro-2022-015","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to evaluate the gas exchanges in genotypes of Nopalea cochenillifera Salm-Dyck in different seasons and times of the day. The experiment was conducted with the varieties Miúda and Baiana at the Experimental Station Prof. Ignacio Salcedo, belonging to the National Semi-Arid Institute (INSA), in the municipality of Campina Grande, State\u0000of Paraíba, Brazil. The treatments were distributed in a 24 × 2 factorial arrangement, corresponding to gas exchange evaluations performed every hour for 24 hours in the rainy season (June) and in the drought season (December). Analyzed were stomatal conductance, transpiration rate, CO2 uptake, and internal CO2 concentration, besides instantaneous water-use efficiency, intrinsic water-use efficiency, and instantaneous carboxylation efficiency. In both drought and rainy seasons, variety Baiana presented higher gas exchange intensity than the\u0000variety Miúda. In the rainy season, gas exchanges are potentialized in both varieties evaluated. In this period, the peak of CO2 uptake occurs from 1:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. for the verity Baiana, and from11:00 p.m. to\u00002:00 a.m. for the variety Miúda, whereas, in the drought season, it occurs from 11:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. for both varieties, with these constituting the ideal intervals for measuring gas exchanges in the field.","PeriodicalId":6967,"journal":{"name":"Acta Botanica Croatica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43707733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Five species of genus Asparagus are recognized in the flora of Algeria: A. acutifolius L., A. albus L., A. horridus L., A. officinalis L., and the endemic A. altissimus Munby. The chorology of each of these species is fairly well known. In this study, morphological variation and the anatomical features of the cladodes have been evaluated in respect to each taxonomic unit and ecogeographical distribution and suggest distinct adaptive strategies. Analysis have been performed on twenty-nine natural populations sampled along the east-west bioclimatic gradient of the Northern Algeria. Multivariate analysis based on the main diagnostic descriptors, underlines the interspecific differentiation particularly with respect to the stigma type bifid versus trifid, shape of flowers, color of berry, and the number of cladodes in a fascicle. For each species the anatomy of the cladodes is unique, unlike that of stems and roots. Interspecific differentiation was observed in the form of cross-sections of the cladode, thickness of the cuticle, shape of epidermal cells, number of vascular bundles and presence of raphides. Morphological and anatomical traits of the cladode constitute important interspecific criteria within the genus Asparagus.
{"title":"Morpho-anatomical diversity of five species of genus Asparagus (Asparagaceae) from Algeria","authors":"Boubetra Kenza, Amirouche Nabila, Amirouche Rachid","doi":"10.37427/botcro-2022-014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37427/botcro-2022-014","url":null,"abstract":"Five species of genus Asparagus are recognized in the flora of Algeria: A. acutifolius L., A. albus L., A. horridus L., A. officinalis L., and the endemic A. altissimus Munby. The chorology of each of these species is fairly well known. In this study, morphological variation and the anatomical features of the cladodes have been evaluated in respect to each taxonomic unit and ecogeographical distribution and suggest distinct adaptive strategies. Analysis have been performed on twenty-nine natural populations sampled along the east-west bioclimatic gradient of the Northern Algeria. Multivariate analysis based on the main diagnostic descriptors, underlines the interspecific differentiation particularly with respect to the stigma type bifid versus trifid, shape of flowers, color of berry, and the number of cladodes in a fascicle. For each species the anatomy of the cladodes is unique, unlike that of stems and roots. Interspecific differentiation was observed in the form of cross-sections of the cladode, thickness of the cuticle, shape of epidermal cells, number of vascular bundles and presence of raphides. Morphological and anatomical traits of the cladode\u0000constitute important interspecific criteria within the genus Asparagus.","PeriodicalId":6967,"journal":{"name":"Acta Botanica Croatica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41542428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-08DOI: 10.37427/botcro-2022-011
Sandra Vitko, N. Bauer, D. Leljak-Levanić, Ž. Vidaković-Cifrek
In Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh., a major part of MATH-BTB protein family (BPM proteins) participate in the ubiquitin‐proteasome pathway as substrate-specific adaptors of Cullin 3 dependent E3 ligase. Through targeting of specific proteins for degradation, BPMs are involved in various developmental processes, as well as in the plant’s ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions. The aim of this research was to investigate the oxidative stress response of Arabidopsis with modified BPMs expression to moderate heat stress. Seedlings of wild type, line overexpressing BPM1 gene (oeBPM1), and line with down-regulation of BPM1, 4, 5, and 6 genes (amiR bpm) were exposed to 37 °C for six hours. Seedlings were sampled immediately after stress and after a recovery period of 24 h. Control seedlings were grown at 24 °C and were collected at the same time points as treated ones. The level of lipid peroxidation, H2O2 and proline content, as well as the activity of antioxidant enzymes (G POD, APX, CAT, and SOD) were evaluated. Control amiR bpm and oeBPM1 seedlings generally had lower H2O2 and proline content, respectively, than wild type. After exposure to 37 °C, oeBPM1 and amiR-bpm lines showed reduced proline content, while no change in lipid peroxidation level and H2O2 content was observed. Further, seedlings with modified BPMs expression showed differences in the activity of G POD, APX, and SOD, while no change was observed in the activity of CAT. The results obtained suggest involvement of BPM proteins in the response of Arabidopsis to moderate heat stress.
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