We presented the results of the NATURALLY project to the scientific public in a new scientific paper entitled “Morphology of extrafloral nectaries of Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle (Simaroubaceae)” published in the scientific journal Periodicum biologorum. In this paper, we investigated the morphology of the Tree of Heaven – one of the four invasive species the project deals with. In this paper, we applied microscopic methods to study extrafloral nectaries and discussed their possible role and function in plant physiology.
Most of the research was carried out on the equipment acquired as part of the project, and we are particularly pleased that young forces joined us in the research – Mihaela and Hrvoje, biology students from Zagreb and Osijek Universities, as part of their summer internship in the Genetics Laboratory of the Institute. In addition to our standard project and institute team, the co-authors of the paper are also Tim, a former guest student on an Erasmus+ exchange, and now a colleague from the University of Zürich (Switzerland), and colleague Tea, the owner of a private company providing technical analysis services.
Periodicum biologorum, Vol 125, No 1–2, 2023, is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Croatian Microscopy Society as an independent society and the 40th anniversary of its founding. The special issue aims to highlight the importance of microscopic methods as a tool in scientific research and the crucial role of microscopy in improving our understanding of the natural world.
The entire paper is available at the following link: https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/periodicum_biologorum/article/view/24852
