Background Pollen of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) is a main cause of allergic
diseases in Northern America. The weed has recently become spreading as a neophyte in …

Climate change and air pollution, including ozone is known to affect plants and might also
influence the ragweed pollen, known to carry strong allergens. We compared the …

Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) is a highly allergenic annual ruderal plant
and native to Northern America, but now also spreading across Europe. Air pollution and …

Background Allergy to short ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) pollen is a serious and
expanding health problem in North America and Europe. Whereas only 10 short ragweed …

Although the impact of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration ([CO2]) on
production of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) pollen has been examined in …

Pollen allergies have long been a major pandemic health problem for human. However, the
evolutionary events and biological function of pollen allergens in plants remain largely …

Bee pollen is consumed for its nutritional and pharmacological benefits, but it also contains
hazardous allergens which have not been identified. Here, we identified two potential …

Although environmental factors such as precipitation and temperature are recognized as
influencing pollen production, the impact of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration …

Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide is responsible for climate changes that are having
widespread effects on biological systems. One of the clearest changes is earlier onset of …

Despite the importance of soil reaction for alien plant establishment, few and incomplete
studies have included this key factor so far. In this study, we investigated the effects of soil …