The silver bullet that wasn't: Rapid agronomic weed adaptations to glyphosate in North America

C Landau, K Bradley, E Burns, M Flessner… - PNAS …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The rapid adoption of glyphosate-resistant crops at the end of the 20th century caused a
simplification of weed management that relied heavily on glyphosate for weed control …

Changes in the herbicide sensitivity and competitive ability of Abutilon theophrasti over 28 years: Implications for hormesis and weed evolution

SR Ethridge, S Chandra, AM Locke… - Pest Management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The potential of weed species to respond to selection forces affecting the
evolution of weedy traits such as competitive ability is poorly understood. This research …

Invasion away from roadsides was not driven by adaptation to grassland habitats in Dittrichia graveolens (stinkwort)

MK Melen, ED Snyder, M Fernandez, A Lopez… - Biological …, 2024 - Springer
Invasive plants along transportation corridors can significantly threaten ecosystems and
biodiversity if they spread beyond anthropogenic environments. Rapid evolution may …

Addressing biases in replacement series: the importance of reference density selection for interpretation of competition outcomes

RG Leon, FH Oreja, SB Mirsky, C Reberg-Horton - Weed Science, 2023 - cambridge.org
Replacement series are used by researchers to understand how competition-related
variables influence dynamics from the individual to the population and community levels, but …

Fecundity and maternal effects on Palmer amaranth height following season‐long interference in corn, cotton, and peanut

DJ Mahoney, DL Jordan, R Leon… - Crop, Forage & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri Watson) is one of the most difficult‐to‐
control weeds in several economically important crops in the United States. Growth …

Ecological and Evolutionary Drivers of Local and Regional Spread in Dittrichia Graveolens, an Invasive Annual Plant

MK Melen - 2024 - escholarship.org
Invasive plants significantly threaten ecosystems, especially when they expand away from
anthropogenic environments into natural habitats. This dissertation investigates the …