Redroot Pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus L.) and Lamb’s Quarters (Chenopodium album L.) Populations Exhibit a High Degree of Morphological and Biochemical Diversity

• Published in: Frontiers in plant science Vol. 12; p. 593037
• Main Authors: Hamidzadeh Moghadam, Shiva, Alebrahim, Mohammad Taghi, Tobeh, Ahmad, Mohebodini, Mehdi, Werck-Reichhart, Danièle, MacGregor, Dana R., Tseng, Te Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers 29.01.2021; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: climate change; cluster analysis; Life Sciences; morphological and biochemical traits; noxious weeds; Plant Science; principal component analysis; Vegetal Biology; noxious weeds; cluster analysis; principal component analysis; morphological and biochemical traits; climate change

Amaranthus retroflexus L. and Chenopodium album L. are noxious weeds that have a cosmopolitan distribution. These species successfully invade and are adapted to a wide variety of diverse climates. In this paper, we evaluated the morphology and biochemistry of 16 populations of A. retroflexus L. and...