Durable crop protection is an essential component of current and future food security.
However, the effectiveness of pesticides is threatened by the evolution of resistant …

There have been previous calls for, and efforts focused on, realizing the power and potential
of weed genomics for better understanding of weeds. Sustained advances in genome …

The rich diversity of angiosperms, both the planet's dominant flora and the cornerstone of
agriculture, is integrally intertwined with a distinctive evolutionary history. Here, we explore …

During the last decade, the sorghum aphid (Melanaphis sorghi), previously identified as
sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari), became a serious pest of sorghum, spreading to all …

Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) is a major weed in United States cotton and
soybean production systems. Originally native to the Southwest, the species has spread …

Resistance has evolved to single transgenic traits engineered into crops for arthropod and
herbicide resistances, and can be expected to evolve to the more recently introduced …

Among the weedy plant species, Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense) is one of the most
destructive. Johnsongrass has invaded new habitats beyond its native Eurasian origin by …

The first reports of glyphosate‐resistant (GR) sourgrass (Digitaria insularis) came from
Paraguay (2005) and from South and Southeast Brazil, in Paraná (2008), and São Paulo …

Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense) is a striking example of a post-Columbian founder
event. This natural experiment within ecological time-scales provides a unique opportunity …

Six Johnsongrass populations suspected of being glyphosate resistant were collected from
railways and freeways near Cordoba (SW Spain), where glyphosate is the main weed …