Background Below-ground bud banks have experienced much recent interest due to
discoveries that they (1) account for the majority of seasonal population renewal in many …

Weed species are detrimental to crop yield. An understanding of how weeds originate and
adapt to field environments is needed for successful crop management and reduction of …

Disturbance is common in nature and disturbance-caused fragmentation of clones happens
frequently in stoloniferous plants. After fragmentation storage in stolon internodes and …

The capacity of small clonal fragments to survive and grow is a major factor in the spread of
clonal plants, especially aquatic species. This study of the introduced, invasive, amphibious …

Abstract Background and Aims Differential responses of closely related species to
submergence can provide insight into the evolution and mechanisms of submergence …

Abstract Background and Aims Root sprouting (RS), ie the ability to form adventitious buds
on roots, is an important form of clonal growth in a number of species, and serves as both a …

Many aquatic, clonal plants spread by vegetative fragments consisting of one to several
ramets. Fragment size and physiological integration between ramets are likely to affect the …

We address the neglected issue of ecological and evolutionary significance of root sprouting
(RS) in plants. RS has been considered a sort of morphological curiosity. However, existing …

Disturbance is common and can fragment clones of plants. Clonal fragmentation may affect
the density and growth of ramets so that it could alter intraspecific competition. To test this …

A novel RNA virus infecting strawberry plants was discovered using high-throughput
sequencing. The analyzed plant was simultaneously infected with three different genetic …