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Extended Abstract

The Germination of Spores and Gametophyte Development in Ferns under Extracts Influence †

by
Liliana Cristina Soare
1,
Irina Fierăscu
2,
Radu Claudiu Fierăscu
2,
Codruța Mihaela Dobrescu
1,
Alina Păunescu
1,
Anca Nicoleta Șuțan
1 and
Oana Alexandra Drăghiceanu
1,*
1
Faculty of Sciences, University of Pitesti, 1 Targul din Vale Street, 110040 Pitești, Argeș County, Romania
2
National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry—ICECHIM Bucharest, 202 Spl. Independentei, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
Presented at the 15th International Symposium “Priorities of Chemistry for a Sustainable Development” PRIOCHEM, Bucharest, Romania, 30th October–1st November 2019.
Proceedings 2019, 29(1), 25; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019029025
Published: 12 October 2019
(This article belongs to the Proceedings of Priorities of Chemistry for a Sustainable Development-PRIOCHEM)
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The aim of this study was to establish the influence of ferns extracts (Asplenium scolopendrium and Dryopteris filix-mas) on spore germination and gametophyte development in two Dryopteris species.
The extracts were obtained from Asplenium scolopendrium (EA) and Dryopteris filix-mas (ED) leaves. Some variants contained, beside the extracts, Ag nanoparticles (EAN, EDN) [1,2]. Variants with alcohol were also tested (HA). For each variant, dilutions were made (1:10, 1:100).
The percentage of germinated spores decreased after extracts exposure (Figure 1 and Figure 2). In variants with AgNPs, no germination was observed regardless of extract, dilution or species. In the variants with alcohol, the germination of spores was significantly inhibited compared with the control (C, Figure 3) at the smallest dilution, in both species (Figure 4). The lack of the spore’s rhizoid affected the gametophyte development (Figure 5).
Overall, the ferns extracts had a negative influence on ferns spores by reducing the germination percentage and by inhibiting gametophyte development in both species.

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by a grant of the Romanian Ministery of Research and Innovation, CCCDI-UEFISCDI, project number PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI-2017-0332/Project 3, contract 6PCCDI/2018, within PNCDI II.

References

  1. Șutan, A.N.; Fierăscu, I.; Fierăscu, R.C.; Manolescu, D.Ș.; Soare, L.C. Comparative analytical characterization and in vitro cytogenotoxic activity evaluation of Asplenium scolopendrium L. leaves and rhizome extracts prior to and after Ag nanoparticles phytosynthesis. Ind. Crops Prod. 2016, 83, 379–386. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  2. Soare, L.C.; Şuţan, N.A. Current Trends in Pteridophyte Extracts: From Plant to Nanoparticles. In Current Advances in Fern Research; Fernández, H., Ed.; Springer: Cham, Switzerland, 2018; pp. 329–357. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
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Figure 1. The influence of extracts on spore germination in Dryopteris affinis.
Figure 1. The influence of extracts on spore germination in Dryopteris affinis.
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Figure 2. The influence of extracts on spore germination in Dryopteris filix-mas.
Figure 2. The influence of extracts on spore germination in Dryopteris filix-mas.
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Figure 3. Dryopteris affinis—germinated spores: Control, ×100.
Figure 3. Dryopteris affinis—germinated spores: Control, ×100.
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Figure 4. Dryopteris filix-mas—germinated spores: HA 1:10 variant, ×100.
Figure 4. Dryopteris filix-mas—germinated spores: HA 1:10 variant, ×100.
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Figure 5. Dryopteris affinis—ungerminated spores EAN variant (100), ×100.
Figure 5. Dryopteris affinis—ungerminated spores EAN variant (100), ×100.
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Soare, L.C.; Fierăscu, I.; Fierăscu, R.C.; Dobrescu, C.M.; Păunescu, A.; Șuțan, A.N.; Drăghiceanu, O.A. The Germination of Spores and Gametophyte Development in Ferns under Extracts Influence. Proceedings 2019, 29, 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019029025

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Soare LC, Fierăscu I, Fierăscu RC, Dobrescu CM, Păunescu A, Șuțan AN, Drăghiceanu OA. The Germination of Spores and Gametophyte Development in Ferns under Extracts Influence. Proceedings. 2019; 29(1):25. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019029025

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Soare, Liliana Cristina, Irina Fierăscu, Radu Claudiu Fierăscu, Codruța Mihaela Dobrescu, Alina Păunescu, Anca Nicoleta Șuțan, and Oana Alexandra Drăghiceanu. 2019. "The Germination of Spores and Gametophyte Development in Ferns under Extracts Influence" Proceedings 29, no. 1: 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019029025

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Soare, L. C., Fierăscu, I., Fierăscu, R. C., Dobrescu, C. M., Păunescu, A., Șuțan, A. N., & Drăghiceanu, O. A. (2019). The Germination of Spores and Gametophyte Development in Ferns under Extracts Influence. Proceedings, 29(1), 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019029025

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