Journal
MICROSCOPY
Volume 69, Issue 4, Pages 214-226Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfaa019
Keywords
Aldrovanda vesiculosa; carnivorous plants; electron microscopy; cryo techniques; BSE; EDX
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI [JP25350236]
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The aquatic carnivorous plant Aldrovanda vesiculosa L. is critically endangered worldwide; its peculiar lifestyle raises many questions and poses problems both intriguing on their own and relevant to conservation. While establishing a culture system for its propagation and restoring its natural habitat in Hozoji pond in Saitama, Japan, we conducted ultrastructural observations to examine the various aspects of Aldrovanda's way of life. Electron microscopic observation in combination with cryo-techniques produced novel information which could not be obtained by other methods. Some of the results are: phosphorous is stored in petiole cells of turions during winter; mucilaginous guides are provided for pollen tubes in parietal placental ovaries; storage of potassium in the vicinity of the midrib of carnivorous leaves may contribute to the rapid closing of the carnivorous leaves; dynamic sequential changes of the ultrastructure of digestive glands are involved in the synthesis and secretion of digestive enzymes, including protease and acid phosphatase. These results should contribute significantly to our understanding of Aldrovanda and the detailed mechanisms of its life.
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