Agricultural weed research: a critique and two proposals

Ward, S. M., Cousens, R. D., Bagavathiannan, M. V., Barney, J. N., Beckie, H. J., Busi, R., Davis, A. S., Dukes, J. S., Forcella, F., Freckleton, R. P., Gallandt, E. R., Hall, L. M., Jasieniuk, M., Lawton-Rauh, A., Lehnhoff, E. A., Liebman, M., Maxwell, B. D., Mesgaran, M. B., Murray, J. V., Neve, P., Nunez, M. A., Pauchard, A., Queenborough, S. A. and Webber, B. L. 2014. Agricultural weed research: a critique and two proposals. Weed Science. 62, pp. 672-678. https://doi.org/10.1614/WS-D-13-00161.1

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Lagator, M., Uecker, H. and Neve, P. 2021. Adaptation at different points along antibiotic concentration gradients. Biology Letters. 17 (5), p. 20200913. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0913

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Dixon, A., Comont, D., Slavov, G. and Neve, P. 2020. Population genomics of selectively neutral genetic structure and herbicide resistance in UK populations of Alopecurus myosuroides. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6174

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Hickman, D. T., Rasmussen, A., Ritz, K., Birkett, M. A. and Neve, P. 2020. Review: Allelochemicals as multi-kingdom plant defence compounds: Towards an integrated approach. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6076

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The evolution and management of non-target site resistance

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A critical review of integrated grass weed management in Ireland

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Byrne, R., Spink, J., Freckleton, R., Neve, P. and Barth, S. 2018. A critical review of integrated grass weed management in Ireland. Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research. 57 (1), pp. 15-28. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijafr-2018-0003

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The factors driving evolved herbicide resistance at a national scale

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Hicks, H., Comont, D., Coutts, S. R., Crook, L., Hull, R. I., Norris, K., Neve, P., Childs, D. Z. and Freckleton, R. 2018. The factors driving evolved herbicide resistance at a national scale. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2, pp. 529-536. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0470-1

Measuring the effectiveness of management interventions at regional scales by integrating ecological monitoring and modelling

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Freckleton, R. P., Hicks, H. L., Comont, D., Crook, L., Hull, R. I., Neve, P. and Childs, D. Z. 2018. Measuring the effectiveness of management interventions at regional scales by integrating ecological monitoring and modelling. Pest Management Science. 74 (10), pp. 2287-2295. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.4759

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Hoyerova, K., Hosek, P., Quareshy, M., Li, J., Klima, P., Kubes, M., Yemm, A. A., Neve, P., Tripathi, A., Bennett, M. J. and Napier, R. M. 2018. Auxin molecular field maps define AUX1 selectivity: many auxin herbicides are not substrates. New Phytologist. 217 (4), pp. 1625-1639. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.14950

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Walsh, M. J., Broster, J. C., Schwartz-Lazaro, L. M., Norsworthy, J. K., Davis, A. S., Tidemann, B. D., Beckie, H. J., Lyon, D. J., Soni, N., Neve, P. and Bagavathiannan, M. V 2018. Opportunities and challenges for harvest weed seed control in global cropping systems. Pest Management Science. 74 (10), pp. 2235-2245. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.4802

Glyphosate resistance and EPSPS gene duplication: convergent evolution in multiple plant species

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Patterson, E.L., Pettinga, D.J., Ravet, K., Neve, P. and Gaines, T.A. 2018. Glyphosate resistance and EPSPS gene duplication: convergent evolution in multiple plant species. Journal Of Heredity. 109 (2), pp. 117-125. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esx087

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Tetard-Jones, C., Sabbadin, F., Moss, S., Hull, R. I., Neve, P. and Edwards, R. 2018. Changes in the proteome of the problem weed blackgrass correlating with multiple-herbicide resistance. The Plant Journal. 94, pp. 709-720. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.13892

The power and potential of genomics in weed biology and management

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Ravet, K., Patterson, E. L., Krahmer, H., Hamouzova, K., Longjiang, F., Jasieniuk, M., Lawton-Rauh, A., Malone, J. M., McElroy, J. S., Merotto Jr, A., Westra, P., Preston, C., Vila-Aiub, M. M., Busi, R., Tranel, P. J., Reinhardt, C., Saski, C., Beffa, R., Neve, P. and Gaines, T. A. 2018. The power and potential of genomics in weed biology and management. Pest Management Science. 74 (10), pp. 2216-2225. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5048

The first cases of evolving glyphosate resistance in UK poverty brome (Bromus sterilis) populations

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Davies, L. R., Hull, R. I., Moss, S. R. and Neve, P. 2018. The first cases of evolving glyphosate resistance in UK poverty brome (Bromus sterilis) populations. Weed Science. 67 (1), pp. 41-47. https://doi.org/10.1017/wsc.2018.61

Gene drive systems: do they have a place in agricultural weed management?

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Neve, P. 2018. Gene drive systems: do they have a place in agricultural weed management? Pest Management Science. 74, pp. 2671-2679. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5137

Reviewing research priorities in weed ecology, evolution and management: a horizon scan

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Neve, P., Barney, J. N., Buckley, Y., Cousens, R. D., Graham, S., Jordan, N. R., Lawton-Rauh, A., Liebman, M., Mesgaran, M. B., Schut, M., Shaw, J., Storkey, J., Baraibar, B., Baucom, R. S., Chalak, M., Childs, D. Z., Christensen, S., Eizenberg, H., Fernandez-Quintanilla, C., French, K., Harsch, M., Heijting, S., Harrison, L., Loddo, D., Macel, M., Maczey, N., Merotto JR, A., Mortensen, D., Necajeva, J., Peltzer, D. A., Recasens, J., Renton, M., Riemens, M., Sonderskov, M. and Williams, M 2018. Reviewing research priorities in weed ecology, evolution and management: a horizon scan. Weed Research. 58, pp. 250-258. https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12304

What good is weed diversity?

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Storkey, J. and Neve, P. 2018. What good is weed diversity? Weed Research. 58 (4), pp. 239-243. https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12310

A generalised individual-based algorithm for modelling the evolution of quantitative herbicide resistance in arable weed populations

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Liu, C., Bridges, M. E., Kaundun, S. S., Glasgow, L., Owen, M. D. K. and Neve, P. 2017. A generalised individual-based algorithm for modelling the evolution of quantitative herbicide resistance in arable weed populations. Pest Management Science. 73 (2), pp. 462-474. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.4317

Interpopulation variability and adaptive potential for reduced glyphosate sensitivity in Alopecurus myosuroides

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Davies, L. R. and Neve, P. 2017. Interpopulation variability and adaptive potential for reduced glyphosate sensitivity in Alopecurus myosuroides. Weed Research. 57 (5), pp. 323-332. https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12264

Transdisciplinary weed research: new leverage on challenging weed problems?

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Jordan, N., Schut, M., Graham, S., Barney, J. N., Childs, D. Z., Christensen, S., Cousens, R. D., Davis, A. S., Eizenberg, H., Ervin, D. E., Fernandez-Quintanilla, C., Harrison, L. J., Harsch, M. A., Heijting, S., Liebman, M., Loddo, D., Mirsky, S. B., Riemens, M., Neve, P., Peltzer, D. A., Renton, M., Williams, M., Recasens, J. and Sonderskov, M. 2016. Transdisciplinary weed research: new leverage on challenging weed problems? Weed Research. 56 (5), pp. 345-358. https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12219

Contribution of the seed microbiome to weed management

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Muller-Stover, D., Nybroe, O., Baraibar, B., Loddo, D., Eizenberg, H., French, K., Sonderskov, M., Neve, P., Peltzer, D. A., Maczey, N. and Christensen, S. 2016. Contribution of the seed microbiome to weed management. Weed Research. 56 (5), pp. 335-339. https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12218

Ring closing metathesis reactions of alpha-methylene-beta-lactams: application to the synthesis of a simplified phyllostictine analogue with herbicidal activity

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Coe, S., Pereira, N., Geden, J. V., Clarkson, G. J., Fox, D. J., Napier, R. M., Neve, P. and Shipman, M. 2015. Ring closing metathesis reactions of alpha-methylene-beta-lactams: application to the synthesis of a simplified phyllostictine analogue with herbicidal activity. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry. 13, pp. 7655-7663. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5OB00890E

Modeling the Simultaneous Evolution of Resistance to ALS- and ACCase-Inhibiting Herbicides in Barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) in Clearfield (R) Rice

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Bagavathiannan, M. V., Norsworthy, J. K., Smith, K. L. and Neve, P. 2014. Modeling the Simultaneous Evolution of Resistance to ALS- and ACCase-Inhibiting Herbicides in Barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) in Clearfield (R) Rice. Weed Technology. 28 (1), pp. 89-103. https://doi.org/10.1614/wt-d-13-00106.1

Selection history and epistatic interactions impact dynamics of adaptation to novel environmental stresses

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Lagator, M., Colegrave, N. and Neve, P. 2014. Selection history and epistatic interactions impact dynamics of adaptation to novel environmental stresses. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences. 281 (1794). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1679

Role of sex and migration in adaptation to sink environments

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Lagator, M., Morgan, A., Neve, P. and Colegrave, N. 2014. Role of sex and migration in adaptation to sink environments. Evolution. 68 (8), pp. 2296-2305. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.12440

Experimental design and parameter estimation for threshold models in seed germination

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Onofri, A., Mesgaran, M. B., Neve, P. and Cousens, R. D. 2014. Experimental design and parameter estimation for threshold models in seed germination. Weed Research. 54 (5), pp. 425-435. https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12095

Herbicide resistance modelling: past, present and future

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Renton, M., Busi, R., Neve, P., Thornby, D. and Vila-Aiub, M. 2014. Herbicide resistance modelling: past, present and future. Pest Management Science. 70 (9), pp. 1394-1404. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.3773

An investigation to enhance understanding of the stimulation of weed seedling emergence by soil disturbance

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Schutte, B. J., Tomasek, B. J., Davis, A. S., Andersson, L., Benoit, D. L., Cirujeda, A., Dekker, J., Forcella, F., Gonzalez-Andujar, J. L., Graziani, F., Murdoch, A. J., Neve, P., Rasmussen, I. A., Sera, B., Salonen, J., Tei, F., Torresen, K. S. and Urbano, J. M. 2014. An investigation to enhance understanding of the stimulation of weed seedling emergence by soil disturbance. Weed Research. 54 (1), pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12054

Expanding the eco-evolutionary context of herbicide resistance research

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Neve, P., Busi, R., Renton, M. and Vila-Aiub, M. M. 2014. Expanding the eco-evolutionary context of herbicide resistance research. Pest Management Science. 70 (9), pp. 1385-1393. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.3757

Assessing the impact of climate change on the assembly and function of weed communities

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Storkey, J., Semenov, M. A. and Neve, P. 2008. Assessing the impact of climate change on the assembly and function of weed communities. Effects of Climate Change on Plants: Implications for Agriculture. Aspects of Applied Biology 88 . Association of Applied Biologists (AAB) Wellesbourne Warwick . pp. 15-21