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Water-Use Strategies of Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica)

open access: yes, 2013
Japanese knotweed, Fallopia japónica, is an herbaceous perennial that is invasive on many continents, including North America. Stands of Japanese knotweed are often located in riparian regions, disturbed sites, and along roadways.
Cummins, Lisa Nicole
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Biochar-mediated divergence in arsenic and lead fate within a soil-plant-aphid continuum: The immobilization-mobilization trade-off and disrupted trophic transfer

open access: yesEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Soil metal(loid) contamination threatens ecosystem health through arthropod-mediated trophic transfer, yet remediation strategies rarely consider these ecotoxicological cascades. This study examines the mechanistic pathways by which pure and co-pyrolyzed
Jing Qiu   +9 more
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Low genetic variation of invasive Fallopia spp. in their northernmost European distribution range

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2018
Knowledge about the reproduction strategies of invasive species is fundamental for effective control. The invasive Fallopia taxa (Japanese knotweed s.l.) reproduce mainly clonally in Europe, and preventing spread of vegetative fragments is the most ...
Anne‐Kari Holm   +5 more
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Fallopia japonica (Japanese knotweed).

open access: yes, 2020
Abstract F. japonica is an extremely invasive weed despite its lack of extensive sexual reproduction in most of its introduced range. It is included on various lists of invasive weeds and is one of the 100 worst invasive species as identified by the IUCN. It is a potential contaminant of soil, and its ability to tolerate a remarkable
openaire   +1 more source

Invasive Plant Biomass as a Source of Lipids for Bioeconomy

open access: yesEnvironmental and Climate Technologies
Invasive plants can be considered as a significant environmental problem: a direct threat to biodiversity but also affecting the productivity of agriculture forestry as well as human and animal health.
Borska Eva   +3 more
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Comparative Histological and Phytochemical Study of Species

open access: yesNatural Product Communications, 2016
Fallopia species which belong to the Polygonaceae family have several data related to their use in the Asian herbal medicine. In this work, some histological and phytochemical parameters of Fallopia japonica, F. sachalinensis , and F.
Heléna Békési-Kallenberger   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tied Up in Knotweed [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Reflects on the potential impact of the presence of Japanese knotweed on a property's value. Reviews council powers concerning knotweed clearance, the role of species control agreements, and case law involving a nuisance action for allowing knotweed to ...
Hewitson, Russell
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Japanese knotweed: the "nightmare plant" haunting Scania

open access: yes, 2020
Invasive alien species (IAS) are one of the most important direct drivers of biodiversity loss and changes in ecosystem services. Over the last 20 years IAS are estimated to have cost the EU at least 12 billion euro per year.
Ståhlberg, Mikael
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Impact of Extraction Conditions on Resveratrol Content and Antioxidant Properties of Japanese Knotweed Extracts

open access: yesApplied Sciences
Due to its health-promoting properties, resveratrol is one of the most desirable compounds in many industries. Hence, this work focused on finding the conditions of its extraction from Japanese knotweed which could be used on an industrial scale to ...
Małgorzata Olszowy-Tomczyk   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gardening the Community: A Discussion of Japanese Knotweed Eradication Methods

open access: yes, 2017
The spread of Japanese knotweed from its place of origination in Asian to other parts of the world has become an increasing threat to ecosystems. Currently, Gardening the Community, a sustainable, urban gardening organization centered in Springfield, MA,
Liggera, Sable
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