Morphological, anatomical, ultrastructural, and histochemical study of flowers and nectaries of Iris sibirica L.

Konarska, Agata

doi:10.1016/j.micron.2022.103288

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“…The histochemical and fluorescence assays showed the presence of lipid compounds (total lipids, acidic, and neutral lipids) and phenolic compounds (total phenols, phenolic acids, and flavonoids) in the tissues and glandular trichomes of the D. moldavica nectary. Various authors also reported the presence of similar groups of metabolites in nectaries of other plant species [ 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 ]. Similar to the present findings, these researchers showed that the metabolites were located in the nectary epidermis and/or parenchyma; next, the compounds penetrated into the secreted nectar.…”

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Does the Floral Nectary in Dracocephalum moldavica L. Produce Nectar and Essential Oil? Structure and Histochemistry of the Nectary

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Weryszko-Chmielewska

Dmitruk

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Dracocephalum moldavica is an aromatic plant with a lemon scent and versatile use. Its flowers produce large amounts of nectar, which is collected by bees and bumblebees. The aim of the study was to investigate the structure of the floral nectary in this melliferous plant, which has not been analysed to date. The analyses were carried out with the use of light, fluorescence, scanning electron, and transmission electron microscopy, as well as histochemical techniques. The four-lobed nectary with a diameter of 0.9–1.2 mm and a maximum height of 1.2 mm is located at the ovary base; one of its lobes is larger than the others and bears 20–30 nectarostomata and 8–9 glandular trichomes. The histochemical assays revealed the presence of essential oil and phenolic compounds in the nectary tissues and in glandular trichomes. The nectary tissues are supplied by xylem- and phloem-containing vascular bundles. The nectariferous parenchyma cells have numerous mitochondria, plastids, ribosomes, dictyosomes, ER profiles, vesicles, thin cell walls, and plasmodesmata. Starch grains are present only in the tissues of nectaries in floral buds. The study showed high metabolic activity of D. moldavica nectary glands, i.e., production of not only nectar but also essential oil, which may increase the attractiveness of the flowers to pollinators, inhibit the growth of fungal and bacterial pathogens, and limit pest foraging.

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