Despite the recent focus on phylogenetic niche conservatism in macroevolutionary studies, many clades have diversified widely along multiple niche dimensions. The factors underlying lineage-specific niche lability are still not well understood. We examined morphological and climate niche evolution in Montiaceae (Caryophyllales), an ecologically variable plant lineage distributed primarily along...

Abstract In weed biocontrol, the release of multiple candidates has been proposed as a way to increase herbivore load and thus impact on target weed. However, use herbivorous species may reduce overall due interspecific interactions. We assessed whether combined application two Pyropteron spp. (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) with root-boring larvae can larval infestation rate Rumex weeds (Caryophyllale...

Abstract Climate change and its impact on agricultural crops is driving the expansion of cropping systems to plants better adapted rising temperatures, prolonged periods drought, poor soils, high salinity. One such crop quinoa, Chenopodium quinoa Willd (Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae), a traditionally Andean grain that has been recently adopted in dry, high-elevation regions Colorado, Idaho, Was...

background: the cultivation of saffron is expanding through the southeast of iran, and allergy to saffron pollen occurs in workers involved in processing this plant. we aimed to clone, sequence and express a major allergen involved in saffron pollen allergy, and to compare the recombinant with the natural allergen. methods: the n-terminal amino acid sequence of cro s 1, an allergen from saffron...