Silphium

Mating compatibility and fertility studies in an herbaceous perennial Aster undergoing de novo domestication to enhance agroecosystems

peer-reviewed journal publication, Silphium /

Authors: Stephan Reinert, John H. Price, Brian C. Smart, Cloe S. Pogoda, Nolan C. Kane, David L. Van Tassel & Brent S. Hulke Publication Date: July 20, 2020 Abstract: De novo domestication has received recent attention because of the potential to produce new crop species with additional agroecosystem functions and useful products for climate-resilient agricultural […]

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Assessment of the biogeographical variation of seed size and seed oil traits in wild Silphium integrifolium Michx. genotypes

peer-reviewed journal publication, Silphium /

Stephan Reinert, David Van Tassel, Brandon Schaultman, Nolan Kane, Brent Hulke Abstract: Silphium spp. have garnered interest in Europe as a bioenergy crop and in North America as a perennial oilseed crop. However, very little has been done at this early stage of domestication to characterize wild collections for many key characteristics, including important oilseed

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Two contrasting laboratory methods improve Silphium integrifolium Michx. germination rate to agronomically acceptable levels

peer-reviewed journal publication, Silphium /

Stephan Reinert, Kennedy L. Money, Greta B. G. Rockstad, Nolan C. Kane, David L. Van Tassel, Brent S. Hulke Abstract: Organic dormancy, the inability to germinate under favorable conditions, is a common problem in many crop species and their wild relatives, leading to more variable emergence, plant density, and growth rates, thus increasing costs, and

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Plant-herbivore and plant-pollinator interactions of the developing perennial oilseed crop, Silphium integrifolium

peer-reviewed journal publication, Silphium /

Jarrad Prasifka, Rachel Mallinger, Brent Hulke, Steven Larson, David Van Tassel Abstract:  Sampling in Kansas and North Dakota documented the plant-herbivore and plant-pollinator interactions of the developing perennial oilseed crop, Silphium integrifolium Michx. The larva of the tortricid moth, Eucosma giganteana (Riley), was the most common floret- and seed-feeding pest in Kansas, with infested heads

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Accelerating Silphium domestication: an opportunity to develop new crop ideotypes and breeding strategies informed by multiple disciplines

peer-reviewed journal publication, Silphium /

David Van Tassel, Kenneth Albrecht, James Bever, Arvid Boe, Yaniv Brandvain, Timothy Crews, Markus Gansberger, Pedro Gerstberg, Luciana Gonzalez-paleo, Brent Hulke, Nolan Kane, Paul Johnson, Valentin Picasso Risso, Elena Pestsova, Jarrad Prasifka, Damian Ravetta, Brandon Schlautman, Craig Sheaffer, Kevin Smith, Pablo Speranza, Kathryn Turner, Alejandra Vilela, Philippe Von Gehren, Christian Weaver Abstract: Silphium perfoliatum L.

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