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Growth and reproduction responses of French invasive and North American native populations of common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. to defoliati…
2012
Enemy release and Evolution of Increased Competitive Ability hypotheses have been put forward to explain invasion success of introduced plant species. These hypotheses assume that the loss of natural enemies could induce an evolutionary change in plant defence and in resource allocation allowing the introduced plant populations to increase in vigour and fitness. To detect changes in functional traits following defoliation, we compared native and introduced populations of common ragweed, grown in a common garden environment. We compared six populations of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L., three from the North American native range and three from the French introduction range. We explored the effec…
Anaerobic Degradation of the Invasive Weed Solidago canadensis L. (goldenrod) and Copper Immobilization by a Community of Sulfate-Reducing and Methan…
2023
The weed Solidago canadensis L. poses a global threat to the environment as it spreads uncontrollably on roadsides, in forests, fields, meadows, and farmland. Goldenrod emits toxic substances that suppress other plants on the site, displacing wild ones. Thus, goldenrod conquers huge areas very quickly. The use of herbicides and mechanical methods does not solve the problem of the spontaneous spread of goldenrod. On the other hand, many scientists consider goldenrod as a valuable source of biologically active substances: flavonoids, phenolic compounds, vitamins, etc. In this study, we consider Solidago plants as a promising, free (cheap), and renewable substrate for the production of methane…