Shattercane (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. drummondii) and weedy sunflower
(Helianthus annuus L.) are two examples of crop wild relatives (CWRs) that have become …

Invasive species are a worldwide problem, and the germination process is useful to
understand the characteristics that allow alien species to be invasive and their projected …

The invasive plant Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) has spread throughout forest understory
and edge communities in much of North America, but its persistence, density, and impacts …

Hybridization between crops and their wild relatives may promote the evolution of de-
domesticated (feral) weeds. Wild sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is typically found in …

The ability to produce highly dense and persistent seedbanks is a major contributor to the
successful widespread establishment of invasive plants. This study seeks to identify seed …

Invasive alien plant species impart considerable impacts that contribute to the decline of
biodiversity worldwide. The ability of an invasive species to overcome barriers to establish …

When cultivated and wild plants hybridize, hybrids often show intermediate phenotypic traits
relative to their parents, which makes them unfit in natural environments. However, maternal …

The increased incidence of extreme temperature events due to global climate change poses
a major challenge for crop production. Ability to increase temperature tolerance through …

Humans and weeds share a long history over which various technologies have been
employed to manage weeds. Because weeds are still a very serious issue in the twenty‐first …

Cultivated sunflowers (Helianthus annuus L.) display variable degrees of achene dormancy
at harvest and persistence during storage, interfering with high‐quality hybrid seed …