Scientists have discovered what is responsible for promoting predatory behavior in a plant. Triphyophyllum peltatum. In this respect informs University of Wurzburg.
Triphyophyllum peltatum It grows in the tropics of West Africa and is an ivy, a plant that clings to other trees. This is the only plant species known to be predatory under certain conditions. The sticky drops on the vine attract and hold insects, followed by digestion with the help of enzymes. Whether a plant will become a predator is determined at an early stage of its development, and the traps can disappear after the tasks are completed. Studying these processes was extremely difficult due to the impossibility of artificial cultivation.
German scientists managed to grow Triphyophyllum peltatum Explore the greenhouse and its life cycle. The composition of the soil in which the specimens were grown was carefully controlled, making it possible to link growing conditions to adaptation strategies.
“We exposed the plant to various stress factors, including various nutrient deficiencies, and examined how it responded to each of them. We were able to observe trap formation in only one case: in the case of phosphorus deficiency,” says botanist Traud Winkelmann.
Thus, in its original habitat in the African rainforest in nutrient-poor soils, Triphyophyllum peltatum It can prevent malnutrition by providing access to the phosphorus necessary for life by creating traps and ingesting insects.
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