Weedy rice is an agricultural pest with a global economic impact. It is an aggressive weed that outcompetes cultivated rice and causes billions of dollars in yield losses worldwide. A study from Washington University in St. Louis offers new insights into genetic changes that give weedy rice its edge over cultivated rice in tropical regions of the world.
Tag: Hybridization
European wildcats avoided introduced domestic cats for 2,000 years
Domestic cats introduced from the Near East and wildcats native to Europe did not mix until the 1960s, despite being exposed to each other for 2,000 years, according to two research papers published today in Current Biology.
Curious about cottontails, researchers hop into hare study
A pair of West Virginia University researchers, Amy Welsh and Chris Rota with the WVU Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, are studying the habits and habitats of two West Virginia lagomorphs: the Appalachian cottontail and the snowshoe hare.
White clover’s toxic tricks traced to its hybridization
White clover is a weed that grows the world over — there’s a good chance you have some growing in your yard today. The family history of white clover (Trifolium repens) was pinned down years ago, but biologists have just uncovered the genetic backstory of white clover’s biggest trick.
Buffalo State Biology Professor Publishes Research on Avian Hybridization
Several biological factors and behavioral traits—like migrating habits and social bonds—play into whether certain species of birds are more likely to produce hybrid offspring than others
UTEP-led Research Team Aiming to Understand Impacts of Hybridization Awarded $1 Million NSF Grant
A team of researchers from multiple institutions led by Philip Lavretsky, Ph.D., assistant professor in The University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Biological Sciences, was awarded nearly $1 million in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance ongoing research to understand the adaptive impacts of hybridization between wild and domesticated animal populations.