EFFECTS OF INSECT TRAPPING ON GROWTH AND NUTRIENT CONTENT OF PINGUICULA VULGARIS L. IN RELATION TO THE NUTRIENT CONTENT OF THE SUBSTRATE

• Published in: New Phytologist
• Main Authors: ALDENIUS, JOHAN, CARLSSON, BENGT, KARLSSON, STAFFAN
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1983
• Subjects: Torneträsk; North Sweden
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.1983.tb02691.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1469-8137.1983.tb02691.x; https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-8137.1983.tb02691.x

S ummary The significance of the carnivorous habit of Pinguicula vulgaris L. was studied when plants were fed with insects and/or supplied with complete nutrient solution in the substrate. In most cases, plants supplied with insects alone or in combination with fertilizer showed higher values for dr...