State of the science and challenges of breeding landscape plants with ecological function

Not all green is as good: Different effects of the natural and cultivated components of urban vegetation on bird and butterfly diversity

(2014) Kwek Yan Chong et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Generalized provisional seed zones for native plants

(2014) Andrew D. Bower et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Grass invasion increases top-down pressure on an amphibian via structurally mediated effects on an intraguild predator

(2014) Jayna L. DeVore et al.   ECOLOGY

Construction of genetic linkage maps and QTL mapping for X-disease resistance in tetraploid chokecherry (Prunus virginiana L.) using SSR and AFLP markers

(2014) Hongxia Wang et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

Habitat fragmentation, tree diversity, and plant invasion interact to structure forest caterpillar communities

(2014) John O. Stireman et al.   OECOLOGIA

Disease resistance breeding in rose: Current status and potential of biotechnological tools

(2014) Thomas Debener et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Next generation restoration genetics: applications and opportunities

(2014) Anna V. Williams et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Maintenance of water uptake and reduced water loss contribute to water stress tolerance of Spiraea alba Du Roi and Spiraea tomentosa L.

(2014) Kelly M Stanton et al.   Horticulture Research

Breeding better cultivars, faster: applications of new technologies for the rapid deployment of superior horticultural tree crops

(2014) Steve van Nocker et al.   Horticulture Research

Response of Native Insect Communities to Invasive Plants

(2013) T. Martijn Bezemer et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

A Bountiful Harvest: Genomic Insights into Crop Domestication Phenotypes

(2013) Kenneth M. Olsen et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Exotic Lonicera species both escape and resist specialist and generalist herbivores in the introduced range in North America

(2013) Deah Lieurance et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Impact of the invasive shrub Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) on shrub-layer insects in a deciduous forest in the eastern United States

(2013) Jessica D. Loomis et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Plant origin asymmetrically impacts feeding guilds and life stages driving community structure of herbivorous arthropods

(2013) Karin T. Burghardt et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Exotic plants contribute positively to biodiversity functions but reduce native seed production and arthropod richness

(2013) Susan C. Cook-Patton et al.   ECOLOGY

Arthropod Communities on Native and Nonnative Early Successional Plants

(2013) Meg Ballard et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY

Impact of plant invasions on local arthropod communities: a meta-analysis

(2013) Thomas van Hengstum et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

The effect of plant richness and urban garden structure on bird species richness, diversity and community structure

(2013) Yair Paker et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Breeding with rare defective alleles (BRDA): a naturalPopulus nigraHCT mutant with modified lignin as a case study

(2013) Bartel Vanholme et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The Genome Database for Rosaceae (GDR): year 10 update

(2013) Sook Jung et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

An ecological genetic delineation of local seed-source provenance for ecological restoration

(2013) Siegfried L. Krauss et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Use of an Exotic Host Plant Affects Mate Choice in an Insect Herbivore

(2012) Matthew L. Forister et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

The influence of native versus exotic streetscape vegetation on the spatial distribution of birds in suburbs and reserves

(2012) Karen Ikin et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Determining suitable locations for seed transfer under climate change: a global quantitative method

(2012) Kevin M. Potter et al.   NEW FORESTS

Exon skipping of AGAMOUS homolog PrseAG in developing double flowers of Prunus lannesiana (Rosaceae)

(2012) Zhixiong Liu et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Green Revolution Trees: Semidwarfism Transgenes Modify Gibberellins, Promote Root Growth, Enhance Morphological Diversity, and Reduce Competitiveness in Hybrid Poplar

(2012) A. A. Elias et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

All Is Not Loss: Plant Biodiversity in the Anthropocene

(2012) Erle C. Ellis et al.   PLoS One

Linking Foraging Decisions to Residential Yard Bird Composition

(2012) Susannah B. Lerman et al.   PLoS One

Loss of deeply conserved C-class floral homeotic gene function and C- and E-class protein interaction in a double-flowered ranunculid mutant

(2012) K. D. Galimba et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ehrlich and Raven Revisited: Mechanisms Underlying Codiversification of Plants and Enemies

(2011) Niklas Janz   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Do Native Birds Care Whether Their Berries Are Native or Exotic? No.

(2011) Mark Davis   BIOSCIENCE

The conservation value of residential yards: linking birds and people

(2011) Susannah B. Lerman et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Plant breeding for harmony between agriculture and the environment

(2011) E Charles Brummer et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Quantitative trait loci associated with red foliage in Cornus florida L.

(2011) Phillip A. Wadl et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

Non-natives: 141 scientists object

(2011) Daniel Simberloff   NATURE

Don't judge species on their origins

(2011) Mark A. Davis et al.   NATURE

Identification of a functional transposon insertion in the maize domestication gene tb1

(2011) Anthony Studer et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Relative abundance of an invasive alien plant affects native pollination processes

(2011) Anke Christiane Dietzsch et al.   OECOLOGIA

Role of tomato BRANCHED1-like genes in the control of shoot branching

(2011) Mar Martín-Trillo et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The TFL1 homologue KSN is a regulator of continuous flowering in rose and strawberry

(2011) Hikaru Iwata et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Expression analysis of PpDAM5 and PpDAM6 during flower bud development in peach (Prunus persica)

(2011) Hisayo Yamane et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Insects on urban plants: contrasting the flower head feeding assemblages on native and exotic hosts

(2011) Paula Perre et al.   URBAN ECOSYSTEMS

Do native and invasive labels affect consumer willingness to pay for plants? Evidence from experimental auctions

(2010) Chengyan Yue et al.   AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

A predictive framework and review of the ecological impacts of exotic plant invasions on reptiles and amphibians

(2010) Leigh J. Martin et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Invasion, Competition, and Biodiversity Loss in Urban Ecosystems

(2010) Eyal Shochat et al.   BIOSCIENCE

EcoTILLING in Capsicum species: searching for new virus resistances

(2010) Vicente P Ibiza et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Assessment of FAE1 polymorphisms in three Brassica species using EcoTILLING and their association with differences in seed erucic acid contents

(2010) Nian Wang et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Genetic analysis and associated SRAP markers for flowering traits of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

(2010) Fei Zhang et al.   EUPHYTICA

Analysis of genetic diversity in flowering dogwood natural stands using microsatellites: the effects of dogwood anthracnose

(2010) D. Hadziabdic et al.   GENETICA

Small scale additions of native plants fail to increase beneficial insect richness in urban gardens

(2010) KEVIN C. MATTESON et al.   Insect Conservation and Diversity

Artificial selection for determinate growth habit in soybean

(2010) Z. Tian et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Can an Ecoregion Serve as a Seed Transfer Zone? Evidence from a Common Garden Study with Five Native Species

(2010) Stephanie A. Miller et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Non-native plants reduce abundance, richness, and host specialization in lepidopteran communities

(2010) Karin T. Burghardt et al.   Ecosphere

Ranking Lepidopteran Use of Native Versus Introduced Plants

(2009) DOUGLAS W. TALLAMY et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

A PLENA-like gene of peach is involved in carpel formation and subsequent transformation into a fleshy fruit

(2009) Alice Tadiello et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Characterization and expression analysis of AGAMOUS-like, SEEDSTICK-like, and SEPALLATA-like MADS-box genes in peach (Prunus persica) fruit

(2009) Eleni Tani et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Scaling up from gardens: biodiversity conservation in urban environments

(2009) Mark A. Goddard et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Effects of Alien Plants on Insect Abundance and Biomass: a Food-Web Approach

(2008) RÚBEN H. HELENO et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Impact of Native Plants on Bird and Butterfly Biodiversity in Suburban Landscapes

(2008) KARIN T. BURGHARDT et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

A linkage map for flowering dogwood (Cornus florida L.) based on microsatellite markers

(2008) Xinwang Wang et al.   EUPHYTICA

Molecular cloning, identification, and chromosomal localization of two MADS box genes in peach (Prunus persica)

(2008) Lin Zhang et al.   Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Escaping an evolutionary trap: preference and performance of a native insect on an exotic invasive host

(2008) Margaret S. Keeler et al.   OECOLOGIA

Multiple Models for Rosaceae Genomics

(2008) V. Shulaev et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Conserving the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly over two decades: Where to next?

(2008) Don Sands   ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT & RESTORATION