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Category: Silphium

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Author: Ebony G Murrell, Konilo R Zio, Nervah E Chérémond & David L Van Tassel
Publication: Journal of Insect Science

The Land Institute’s Crop Protection Ecology and Perennial Oilseeds teams published a paper assessing the most functional methods for managing Eucosma moth (Eucosma giganteana), a pest that specializes in and commonly…

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Author: Eric Cassetta, Kelsey Peterson, James D. Bever, Yaniv Brandvain, David Van Tassel, Terra K. Lubin, Helen M. Alexander, Diane L. Byers, Sydney Schiffner and Kathryn Turner
Publication: Ecosphere

Featuring five researchers from The Land Institute, this manuscript documents the prevalence of plant pathogens associated with human-induced changes to the planet’s climate and ecosystems, with the perennial prairie plant…

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Author: Martin Greve, Christoph Anton Conrad Korte, Johanna Entrup, Hanna Altrogge, Philip Bischoff, Julian Elfers, Christian Wever and Ralf Pude
Publication: Agronomy

Research from The Land Institute’s collaborators in Germany details the use of perennial species for biomass production, with the goal of analyzing the value of Silphium for the energy production…

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Author: Aubrey Streit Krug, Ellie Irons and Anna Andersson
Publication: Ecozona Vol. 14 No. 1

By designing transdisciplinary and participatory methods of engagement, The Land Institute’s Civic Science Program harnessed public participation to visualize cross-scalar relationships in gardening projects through the medium of Silphium integrifolium,…

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Author: Luciana Gonzalez-Paleo, Damián A. Ravetta, Alejandra E. Vilela, David Van Tassel
Publication: Annals of Applied Biology

Abstract Improvements in seed yield during domestication and breeding are frequently achieved moving plants from the conservative syndrome of the plant economic spectrum towards the more acquisitive side, changing how…

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Author: Jarrad R. Prasifka, Kelsey Peterson, Rachel E. Mallinger, David L. Van Tassel
Publication: Crop Science

Ongoing domestication of whole leaf rosinweed, Silphium integrifolium Michx., as a perennial oilseed and forage crop aims to increase yields while limiting decreases in other desirable traits (i.e., trade-offs). Two…

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Author: Schiffner, S., Jungers, J.M., Van Tassel, D., Smith, K.P. and Sheaffer, C.C.
Publication: Native Plants Journal

Abstract Silphium integrifolium Michx. (silflower [Asteraceae]) is an emerging perennial oilseed and biomass crop with potential to supply ecosystem services, but optimum seeding dates for establishment are unknown. Our objective…

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Author: John H. Price, Andrew R. Raduski, Yaniv Brandvain, David L. Van Tassel, Kevin P. Smith
Publication: bioRxiv

SUMMARY Silphium integrifolium (Asteraceae) has been identified as a candidate for domestication as a perennial oilseed crop and has a sporophytic self-incompatibility system—the genetic basis of which is not well understood…

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Author: Sydney Schiffner, Jacob M. Jungers, Brent S. Hulke, David L. Van Tassel, Kevin P. Smith, Craig C. Sheaffer
Publication: Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment

Silflower (Silphium integrifolium Michx.) is a potential perennial oilseed crop that can provide ecosystem services; however, its seed, oil, and biomass yield potential are unknown. Our objectives were to determine the…

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Author: Andrew R. Raduski, Adam Herman, Cloe Pogoda, Kevin M. Dorn, David L. Van Tassel, Nolan Kane, and Yaniv Brandvain
Publication: American Journal of Botany

PREMISE: Understanding the relationship between genetic structure and geography provides information about a species’ history and can be used for breeding and conservation goals. The North American prairie is interesting…

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Author: Alejandra E. Vilela, Luciana González-Paleo, Damián A. Ravetta, Ebony G. Murrell, and David L. Van Tassel
Publication: Agronomy

Abstract The perennial sunflower Silphium integrifolium Michx. (Asteraceae), also known as silflower, is a prospective dual-purpose forage plus grain crop. Pre-flowering biomass harvest for animal feed and the subsequent delay…

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Author: Stephan Reinert, John H. Price, Brian C. Smart, Cloe S. Pogoda, Nolan C. Kane, David L. Van Tassel & Brent S. Hulke
Publication: Agronomy for Sustainable Development 40, Article number: 27

Abstract Under NT management, there are several pathogens that often increase, such as Rhizoctonia solani and Fusarium spp., or decrease, such as Gaeumannomyces graminis and Pratylenchus neglectus. While NT farming…

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