Weeds with a bad reputation have value for pollinators and biodiversity
Ecologists have found that weeds are far more valuable in supporting biodiversity than we give them credit for.
Tag: weeds
Welcome to the wonderful world of … weeds(!)
Plants despised today still have value, and this book explores their contribution to the British ecosystem.
Achene heteromorphism in Bidens pilosa (Asteraceae): differences in germination and possible adaptive significance
3 Ways To Investigate Herbicide Resistance In Weeds
How does the evolution of herbicide resistance relate to plant physiology? A new paper in AoB PLANTS suggests a few ways to find out.
Polyploidy and interspecific hybridization shape adaptation, speciation and evolution
Black-grass: the farmer’s nemesis
Visit an arable farm in England, particularly in its central and Southern parts, and ask the farmer what their number one problem is on their farm. They will most likely tell you it is black-grass.
If ’10 000 BC’ is the answer, the question is…?
This article focuses on the possible advent of human agriculture occurring 23,000 years BP.
Initial success of native grasses is contingent on multiple interactions among exotic grass competition, temporal priority, rainfall, and site effects
Throughout the western United States, native perennial grasses are being supplanted by aggressive non-native annuals.
