Rapid weed adaptation and range expansion in response to agriculture over the past two centuries

JM Kreiner, SM Latorre, HA Burbano, JR Stinchcombe… - Science, 2022 - science.org
North America has experienced a massive increase in cropland use since 1800,
accompanied more recently by the intensification of agricultural practices. Through genome …

The Boechera model system for evolutionary ecology

CA Rushworth, MR Wagner… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Model systems in biology expand the research capacity of individuals and the
community. Closely related to Arabidopsis, the genus Boechera has emerged as an …

The blackgrass genome reveals patterns of non‐parallel evolution of polygenic herbicide resistance

L Cai, D Comont, D MacGregor, C Lowe… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, weedy plants are a major constraint to sustainable crop production. Much of the
success of weeds rests with their ability to rapidly adapt in the face of human‐mediated …

Current status of community resources and priorities for weed genomics research

J Montgomery, S Morran, DR MacGregor, JS McElroy… - Genome Biology, 2024 - Springer
Weeds are attractive models for basic and applied research due to their impacts on
agricultural systems and capacity to swiftly adapt in response to anthropogenic selection …

Beyond cyanogenesis: Temperature gradients drive environmental adaptation in North American white clover (Trifolium repens L.)

WH Kuo, L Zhong, SJ Wright, DM Goad… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Species that repeatedly evolve phenotypic clines across environmental gradients have been
highlighted as ideal systems for characterizing the genomic basis of local environmental …

Polygenic architecture of flowering time and its relationship with local environments in the grass Brachypodium distachyon

N Minadakis, L Kaderli, R Horvath, Y Bourgeois… - Genetics, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Synchronizing the timing of reproduction with the environment is crucial in the wild. Among
the multiple mechanisms, annual plants evolved to sense their environment, the requirement …

The International Weed Genomics Consortium: Community resources for weed genomics research

JS Montgomery, S Morran, DR MacGregor, JS McElroy… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Abstract The International Weed Genomics Consortium is a collaborative group of
researchers focused on developing genomic resources for the study of weedy plants. Weeds …

The double life of trichomes: understanding their dual role in herbivory and herbicide resistance

NM Johnson, RS Baucom - Evolution, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Understanding the evolutionary forces that maintain phenotypic variation in ecologically
relevant traits has long been one of the central goals of evolutionary ecology. While the …

Herbicidal interference: glyphosate drives both the ecology and evolution of plant–herbivore interactions

GM Zhang, RS Baucom - New Phytologist, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The coevolution of plants and their insect herbivores reflects eco‐evolutionary dynamics at
work–ecological interactions influence adaptive traits, which feed back to shape the broader …

Genome-Wide Comparative Analysis of the R2R3-MYB Gene Family in Six Ipomoea Species and the Identification of Anthocyanin-Related Members in Sweet …

M Li, Y Zhou, K Li, H Guo - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are one of the important tuberous root crops cultivated
worldwide, and thier storage roots are rich in antioxidants, such as anthocyanins. R2R3 …