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2021 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
A. Romanov ◽  
K. Ly ◽  
B. Kirchoff

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a non-carcinogenic, water-soluble polymer of ethylene oxide that has found wide applicability in industry and medicine, and has been used to embed and section small animal and plant tissues. Here we investigate the use of PEG for the rapid embedding of larger plant tissues. Ovaries of Musa velutina, Heliconia psittacorum and eight other species were embedded with a mixture of PEG 1450 and PEG 4000. It was found that tissues up to 6.5 × 10 mm could easily be embedded and sectioned in PEG. Embedded tissues could be stored at room temperature for up to 5 days with no detrimental effects. Sections were easily cut at 8–15 μm on a rotary microtome. PEG embedding resulted in equal or better tissue differentiation, better retention of cell inclusions, and reduced shrinkage compared with paraffin embedding. The process was also faster, requiring only 3–6 h compared with the 2 days needed for paraffin embedding. PEG is a rapid-embedding medium suitable for use with even large plant tissues.


InterSedes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (43) ◽  
pp. 210-219
Author(s):  
Brayan Morera Chacón ◽  
Jorge Eduardo Jiménez Castro ◽  
Peyton M. Steinbacher

Musa velutina es una planta considerada una invasión biológica en tres distintas zonas de Costa Rica. Una de las características que ha facilitado su invasión es la utilidad que le da el ser humano, además de sus características fisiológicas. El trabajo se realizó en un parche de bosque secundario en el distrito de Los Ángeles en San Ramón. Se analizaron algunas características de la planta y determinamos que en Los Ángeles se pueden encontrar frutos con casi el doble de semillas con respecto a las plantas en su rango de distribución natural. También presentamos el análisis de tres técnicas de captura (observación directa, foto trampeo y redes de niebla) utilizadas para determinar los depredadores de M. velutina. Se logró determinar la existencia de seis especies depredadoras, en la cual la Guatusa es la especie con mayor número de capturas. Se recomienda utilizar estos métodos para encontrar sus depredadores en otros sitios donde se considera una especie invasora.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 303 (3) ◽  
pp. 279
Author(s):  
V. S. HAREESH ◽  
A. JOE ◽  
P. E. SREEJITH ◽  
M. SABU

Musa velutina subsp. markkuana was published based on morphological characters. Present studies on anatomy of lamina, midrib, petiole, bract, fruit peel and seeds, palynology and micromorphology of seeds of M. velutina and M. velutina subsp. markkuana have revealed that the differences are strong enough to treat the subspecies to species level, M. markkuana stat. nov. Photomicrographs of all parts and comparison charts are provided.


2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (54) ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Brayan Heiner Morera-Chacón

<p>El estudio determina cuales áreas silvestres protegidas presentan idoneidad de hábitat para <em>Musa velutina </em>utilizando el algoritmo de máxima entropía (MaxEnt), se corrió el modelo utilizando variables de biotemperatura, precipitación, humedad y piso altitudinal obtenidos del atlas 2008 del Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC). El modelo muestra un buen rendimiento de acuerdo con el valor del área bajo la curva (AUC= 0.824). Las áreas con valores más altos de hábitat idóneo se encuentran en elevaciones medias de la vertiente Caribe, en el análisis de contribución de variables la que mayor contribución aporta al modelo es la biotemperatura. <em>M. velutina </em>podría encontrar dentro de muchas de las áreas protegidas de Costa Rica un ambiente idóneo para su establecimiento y posible invasión. Este modelo de distribución potencial de la especie tienen gran valor para la generación de información que permite hacer un uso más eficiente de los recursos, predecir potenciales escenarios, y de esta manera aumentar el éxito en proyectos de conservación.</p><p> </p><p>POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION OF <em>Musa velutina </em>(MUSACEAE) IN PROTECTED WILD AREAS OF COSTA RICA</p><p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong><br /> By using the maximum entropy algorithm (MaxEnt) model, this study determined which protected wild areas are suitable habitats for Musa velutina. The variables used were biotemperature, precipitation, humidity, and the altitude level obtained from the 2008 atlas of the Costa Rican Technological Institute (TEC, for its name in Spanish). The model shows good performance according to the area under the curve (AUC = 0.824). Areas with higher levels of suitable habitats were located in moderate elevation levels on the Caribbean slope. When the contribution of variables were analyzed, the largest contributor to the model was biotemperature. M.velutina is widely distributed in many protected areas in Costa Rica, which can be an ideal environment for their establishment and high potential to become invasive. This model of potential species distribution is of great value when generating strategies for a more effiient use of resources and for predicting potential scena rios. This knowledge allows increasing success in conservation projects and management.</p><p> </p><p><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></p>


Phytotaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 92 (2) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mamiyil SABU ◽  
ALFRED JOE ◽  
Puravannoor E. SREEJITH

A new subspecies of Musa velutina belonging to section Rhodochlamys from northeastern India is described and illustrated as Musa velutina subsp. markkuana. A detailed description, distribution, ecology, phenology and relevant taxonomic notes are provided.


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