Barley/cereal yellow dwarf viruses (YDVs) cause yellow dwarf disease (YDD), which is a
continuous risk to cereals production worldwide. These viruses cause leaf yellowing and …

Barley yellow dwarf virus infection (BYDV) often results in substantial yield losses in
susceptible cereal crops. Major symptoms of BYDV infection in cereals include plant …

Abstract In California valley grasslands, Avena fatua L. and other exotic annual grasses
have largely displaced native perennial bunchgrasses such as Elymus glaucus Buckley and …

The attractiveness of Barley yellow dwarf luteovirus (BYDV)–infected wheat plants to
Rhopalosiphum padi L. was evaluated under laboratory conditions. Two untransformed …

Control of emerging infectious diseases often hinges on identifying a pathogen reservoir, the
source of disease transmission. The potential to function as a pathogen reservoir can be …

Disease may play a critical role in invasions by nonnative plants and animals that currently
threaten global biodiversity. For example, a generalist viral pathogen has been recently …

Current atmospheric CO2 levels are about 400 μmol mol− 1 and are predicted to rise to 650
μmol mol− 1 later this century. Although the positive and negative impacts of CO2 on plants …

Environmental sensor networks are now commonly being deployed within environmental
observatories and as components of smaller-scale ecological and environmental …

Avena magna (2n= 4x= 28) is a tetraploid oat with a very high protein content compared to
the hexaploid common oat, A. sativa (2n= 6x= 42). The wild type of A. magna originates from …

Determining diet breadth of a predator is crucial to understanding its potential role in
biological control. Spiders are often the most abundant group of predators in agricultural …