General purpose genotypes and evolution of higher plasticity in clonality underlie knotweed invasion
Shengyu Wang, Zhiyong Liao, Peipei Cao, Marc W. Schmid, Lei Zhang, Jingwen Bi, Stacy B. Endriss, Yujie Zhao, Madalin Parepa, Wenyi Hu, Hikaru Akamine, Jihua Wu, Rui‐Ting Ju, Oliver Bossdorf, Christina L. Richards, Bo Li
The paper examines phenotypic variation in Reynoutria japonica across native and introduced ranges, finding higher clonality and plasticity in introduced populations compared to native Chinese populations.
New Phytologist · Feb 19, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology