The seed constitutes the main vector of plant propagation and it is a critical development
stage with many specificities. Seed longevity is a major challenge for the conservation of …

This chapter reviews the agricultural role of the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) or mustard family.
The family includes many economically important edible and industrial oilseed, vegetable …

Why some invasive plant species transmogrify from weak competitors at home to strong
competitors abroad remains one of the most elusive questions in ecology. Some evidence …

A variety of mechanisms have been proposed to account for the extension of life span in
seeds (seed longevity). In this work, we used Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) seeds as a …

Soil fungi are highly diverse and act as the primary agents of nutrient cycling in forests.
These fungal communities are often dominated by mycorrhizal fungi that form mutually …

Invasive species can quickly transform biological communities due to their high abundance
and strong impacts on native species, in part because they can be released from the …

Invasive species impose severe biological and economic costs worldwide. In forested
ecosystems, invasive species supplant native species, resulting in decreased biodiversity …

Summary 1 Ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi play key roles in forest ecosystems, but the potential
effects of invasive plants on EM fungal communities have not been assessed. In this study …

Garlic mustard's (Alliaria petiolata, Brassicaceae) invasive success is attributed in part to its
release of allyl isothiocyanate (AITC) into the soil. AITC can disrupt beneficial arbuscular …

Exotic plants may act as population sinks or evolutionary traps for native herbivores. The
native butterfly Pieris oleracea lays eggs on garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata, but larvae …