[APWG] NEWS: UConn scientist develops sterile variety of invasiveplant

[Wayne Tyson]

A welcome development. I have used male plants of dioecious species for this 
purpose, even in ecosystem restoration, for decades. Here's an interesting 
link:
http://www.forestry.uga.edu/outreach/pubs/pdf/forestry/tree%20sex%20publ08-12.pdf

WT


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> http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/uoc-usd081511.php
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> UConn scientist develops sterile variety of invasive plant
> Scientific breakthrough could help restore the popular ornamental shrub 
> Euonymus alatus, otherwise known as burning bush, to prominence in 
> commercial marketplace
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> Professor Yi Li's Laboratory in the University of Connecticut's College of 
> Agriculture and Natural Resources has developed a seedless variety of the 
> popular ornamental shrub Euonymus alatus, also called 'burning bush,' that 
> retains the plant's brilliant foliage yet eliminates its ability to spread 
> and invade natural habitats.
>
> See the link above for the full press release text.
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