Terrestrial mosses are commonly used as bioindicators of atmospheric pollution. However, there is a lack of standardization of the biomonitoring preparation technique and the efficiency of metal adsorption by various moss species is poorly known. This is especially true for in vitro-cultivated moss clones, which are promising candidates for a standardized moss-bag technique. We studied the adso...

Lichen, a symbiosis between algae and fungus, and sphagnum moss are both able to fight against bacteria. In this experiment, we tested whether moss and lichen have antibiotic or antiseptic properties on human-affecting bacteria, and to find out which types of mosses and lichen have the strongest of these properties. We collected samples of fruticose lichen, foliose lichen, crustose lichen, red ...

The genus Tortula includes about 114 species in the world and 18 species were found in Iran. In the present paper, T. vahliana (Schultz) Mont. is reported for the first time from Iran.

APETALA2/Ethylene Responsive Factor (AP2/ERF) is a large family of plant transcription factors which play important roles in the control of plant metabolism and development as well as responses to various biotic and abiotic stresses. The desert moss Syntrichia caninervis, due to its robust and comprehensive stress tolerance, is a promising organism for the identification of stress-related genes...

Biological soil crusts (BSCs) are a widespread photosynthetic ground cover in arid and semiarid areas. They have many positive ecological functions, such as increasing soil stability, and reducing water and wind erosion. Using artificial technology to achieve the rapid development of BSCs is expected to become a low-cost and highly beneficial ecological restoration measure. In the present study...

this work summarized the results of a long term monitoring programme performed downstream on the morava river (czech republic). during this programme the total dissolved concentrations and bioavailable fraction of selected metals (zn, pb, ni, cu) were monitored. for the determination of bioavailable metals species, diffusive gradients in thin films technique (dgt) together with moss bags techni...

Purpose: Modification of natural sorbents to improve their sorption properties. Design: Microwave treatment effect on the properties peat, reindeer moss, moss and pine sawdust. Research findings: Short-term microwave has no moisture oil absorption by peat moss. On contrary, sawdust are improved, especially wood waste, i. e., capacity increases 41 %. The provides 11.4 17 % increase in relation p...

Classic MIKC-type MADS-box genes (MIKC(c)) play diverse and crucial roles in angiosperm development, the most studied and best understood of which is the specification of floral organ identities. To shed light on how the flower evolved, phylogenetic and functional analyses of genes involved in its ontogeny, such as the MIKC(c) genes, must be undertaken in as broad a selection as possible of pla...

Pylaisia polyantha moss growing near intensive traffic in Geležinis Vilkas street at Vingis Park (Vilnius) was selected as an indicator of environmental pollution. Two models were applied for the study: Gaussian plume model – zinc emission from automobiles calculation and mathematical recalculating transport to concentration moss. Moss samples collected during spring, summer autumn. There no si...

We describe the characteristics and evolution of the magnetic field and chromospheric emission in an active region core observed by the Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) on Hinode. Consistent with previous studies, we find that the moss is unipolar, the spatial distribution of magnetic flux evolves slowly, and that the magnetic field is only moderately inclined. We also show that the field line inc...