Large scale propagation and in vitro weaning for the restoration of Viola palustris to support assisted colonisation of a threatened butterfly

Large scale propagation and in vitro weaning for the restoration of Viola palustris to support assisted colonisation of a threatened butterfly

The distribution and abundance of Boloria selene (small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly, SPBF) declined over recent decades in many parts of the UK. Availability of food plants, especially marsh violet (Viola palustris), for the caterpillars of the SPBF has been identified as one of the major ca...

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Main Authors: Kendon Jonathan P., Novotna Alzbeta, Ramsay Margaret M., Porter Anne, Sarasan Viswambharan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-10-01
Series:The EuroBiotech Journal
Subjects:
recovery
in vitro weaning
food plant
photoautotrophic
community planting
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/ebtj-2021-0026

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https://doi.org/10.2478/ebtj-2021-0026

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