Towards identifying genes underlying ecologically relevant traits in Arabidopsis thaliana

J Bergelson, F Roux - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2010‏ - nature.com
A major challenge in evolutionary biology and plant breeding is to identify the genetic basis
of complex quantitative traits, including those that contribute to adaptive variation. Here we …

Evolutionary‐thinking in agricultural weed management

P Neve, M Vila‐Aiub, F Roux - New Phytologist, 2009‏ - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural weeds evolve in response to crop cultivation. Nevertheless, the central
importance of evolutionary ecology for understanding weed invasion, persistence and …

Reducing the risks of herbicide resistance: best management practices and recommendations

JK Norsworthy, SM Ward, DR Shaw, RS Llewellyn… - Weed …, 2012‏ - cambridge.org
Herbicides are the foundation of weed control in commercial crop-production systems.
However, herbicide-resistant (HR) weed populations are evolving rapidly as a natural …

Investigation of the geographical scale of adaptive phenological variation and its underlying genetics in Arabidopsis thaliana

B Brachi, R Villoutreix, N Faure, N Hautekèete… - Molecular …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Despite the increasing number of genomic tools, identifying the genetics underlying
adaptive complex traits remains challenging in the model species A rabidopsis thaliana …

Herbicide resistance modelling: past, present and future

M Renton, R Busi, P Neve, D Thornby… - Pest management …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Computer simulation modelling is an essential aid in building an integrated understanding
of how different factors interact to affect the evolutionary and population dynamics of …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial modelling of within-field weed populations; a review

GJ Somerville, M Sønderskov, SK Mathiassen… - Agronomy, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Concerns around herbicide resistance, human risk, and the environmental impacts of
current weed control strategies have led to an increasing demand for alternative weed …

Long distance pollen-mediated flow of herbicide resistance genes in Lolium rigidum

R Busi, Q Yu, R Barrett-Lennard, S Powles - Theoretical and Applied …, 2008‏ - Springer
Gene flow promotes genetic exchange among plant populations mediating evolutionary
dynamics; yet, the importance of gene flow at distance via pollen movement is poorly …

Does cutting herbicide rates threaten the sustainability of weed management in crop** systems?

M Renton, A Diggle, S Manalil, S Powles - Journal of theoretical biology, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Evolution of herbicide resistance in weeds is a growing problem across the world, and it has
been suggested that low herbicide rates may be contributing to this problem. An individual …

Herbicide resistance costs: what are we actually measuring and why?

RD Cousens, A Fournier‐Level - Pest Management Science, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Despite the considerable research efforts invested over the years to measure the fitness
costs of herbicide resistance, these have rarely been used to inform a predictive theory …

Fitness costs of resistance to Bti toxins in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti

M Paris, JP David, L Despres - Ecotoxicology, 2011‏ - Springer
Sustainable insect vector disease control strategies involve delaying the evolution of
resistance to insecticides in natural populations. The evolutionary dynamics of resistance in …