Regional differences in clonal Japanese knotweed revealed by chemometrics-linked attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy

Abstract Background Japanese knotweed (R. japonica var japonica) is one of the world’s 100 worst invasive species, causing crop losses, damage to infrastructure, and erosion of ecosystem services. In the UK, this species is an all-female clone, which spreads by vegetative reproduction. Despite this...

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Main Authors: Claire A. Holden, Camilo L. M. Morais, Jane E. Taylor, Francis L. Martin, Paul Beckett, Martin McAinsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-03293-y