A semi-detritivorous pitcher plant, Nepenthes ampullaria diverges in its regulation of pitcher fluid properties
Tropical pitcher plants (Nepenthes) are carnivorous plants that trap and digest prey using highly modified fluid-filled leaves known as pitchers. Prey are digested by plant-secreted enzymes and pitcher symbionts. Pitchers exert control over abiotic properties of the digestive fluid such as pH levels...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2022-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Plant Interactions |
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Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17429145.2022.2123567 |