Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Plant Breeding and Biotechnology

Plant Breeding and Biotechnology

Crop cultivation has a long history in human civilization, with records showing the cultivation of cereal plants beginning at around 8000 BC. This early plant breeding was developed primarily to provide a steady supply of food.

Gene Flow

Gene Flow

Gene flow is the transfer of genes among populations, resulting from either the dispersal of gametes or from the migration of individuals.

Defenses Against Pathogens and Herbivores

Defenses Against Pathogens and Herbivores

Plants present a rich source of nutrients for many organisms, making it a target for herbivores and infectious agents. Plants, though lacking a proper immune system, have developed an array of constitutive and inducible defenses to fend off these attacks.

Speciation Rates

Speciation Rates

Evolution of New Traits in Microbes

Evolution of New Traits in Microbes

Microorganisms evolve rapidly due to their large population sizes and short generation times, often exhibiting measurable changes within days under laboratory conditions. Natural selection acts on standing genetic variation, enabling the retention and amplification of beneficial traits that confer fitness advantages in changing environments.Adaptive Pigment Regulation in RhodobacterIn Rhodobacter, a genus of purple non-sulfur bacteria, light-harvesting pigments such as bacteriochlorophyll and...

Hypothesis: Accept or Fail to Reject?

Hypothesis: Accept or Fail to Reject?

The outcome of any hypothesis testing leads to rejecting or not rejecting the null hypothesis. This decision is taken based on the analysis of the data, an appropriate test statistic, an appropriate confidence level, the critical values, and P-values. However, when the evidence suggests that the null hypothesis cannot be rejected, is it right to say, 'Accept' the null hypothesis?
There are two ways to indicate that the null hypothesis is not rejected. 'Accept' the null...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Predictions From Evolutionary Theory for Urban Environments.

Evolutionary applications·2026

Same author

Evolving nature-based solutions for urban resilience.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026

Same author

A Multi-City Assessment of Genomic Evolution in the Native Wildflower <i>Impatiens capensis</i>.

Evolutionary applications·2026

Same author

A field experiment assessing the roles of drought, herbivory, and local climate on cyanogenesis cline formation and local adaptation in Trifolium repens.

Journal of evolutionary biology·2026

Same author

Effects of urbanization on local adaptation and eco-evolutionary feedbacks in white clover.

Nature ecology & evolution·2025

Same author

Crape myrtle bark scale Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae (Coccidae: Eriococcidae) infestation seasonally alters the insect biodiversity on crape myrtle trees.

Oecologia·2025

Same journal

Three-Dimensional Correlated Random Walks for Animal Movement and Habitat Selection.

Ecology letters·2026

Same journal

Higher-Order Interactions Can Promote Coexistence by Rewiring Intransitivities Into Competitive Networks.

Ecology letters·2026

Same journal

Plants That Evolved Under High Phylogenetic Diversity Have Higher Invasion Success, Particularly in Undisturbed Communities.

Ecology letters·2026

Same journal

Predictors of Food Web Resistance to Environmental Change.

Ecology letters·2026

Same journal

Towards Key Principles of Host-Associated Microbiome Assembly.

Ecology letters·2026

Same journal

Temperature and Resource Supply Drive Continental Variation in Size Structure of Freshwater Food Webs.

Ecology letters·2026

See all related articles

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Apr 8, 2026

Culturing and Screening the Plant Parasitic Nematode Ditylenchus dipsaci

Culturing and Screening the Plant Parasitic Nematode Ditylenchus dipsaci

Published on: January 31, 2022

Plant domestication slows pest evolution.

Martin M Turcotte^1,2, Amaneet K Lochab¹, Nash E Turley^1,3

¹Department of Biology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada.

Ecology Letters

|June 24, 2015

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Plant domestication significantly slows pest evolution, increasing genetic diversity in pests like the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae). This impacts pest management strategies.

Keywords:

Agroecology artificial selection clonal sorting contemporary evolution crop ancestors herbivory individual-based model pest resistance plant breeding plant-herbivore interactions

More Related Videos

Microinjection of Corn Planthopper, Peregrinus maidis, Embryos for CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing

Microinjection of Corn Planthopper, Peregrinus maidis, Embryos for CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing

Published on: March 26, 2021

Bioassays for Monitoring Insecticide Resistance

Bioassays for Monitoring Insecticide Resistance

Published on: December 30, 2010

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Apr 8, 2026

Culturing and Screening the Plant Parasitic Nematode Ditylenchus dipsaci

Culturing and Screening the Plant Parasitic Nematode Ditylenchus dipsaci

Published on: January 31, 2022

Microinjection of Corn Planthopper, Peregrinus maidis, Embryos for CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing

Microinjection of Corn Planthopper, Peregrinus maidis, Embryos for CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing

Published on: March 26, 2021

Bioassays for Monitoring Insecticide Resistance

Bioassays for Monitoring Insecticide Resistance

Published on: December 30, 2010

Area of Science:

Evolutionary Biology
Agricultural Science
Ecology

Background:

Pest evolution is accelerated by agricultural practices like breeding resistant varieties and pesticide use.
The impact of plant domestication itself on contemporary pest evolution remains largely unexplored.
Understanding these dynamics is crucial for sustainable agriculture and pest management.

Discussion:

Domestication reduced aphid evolution rates by 13.5% and increased genotypic diversity and richness.
Evolutionary trajectories varied across domestication events but correlated with specific plant traits.
Simulation models indicate domestication weakens selection and genetic drift, directly and indirectly influencing aphid evolution.

Key Insights:

Plant domestication acts as a significant factor in modulating pest evolutionary dynamics.
Phenotypic shifts during domestication can alter the selective pressures and genetic drift experienced by pests.
This research provides a novel perspective on the co-evolutionary relationship between crops and pests.

Outlook:

Further research could explore the specific plant traits responsible for altered pest evolution.
Investigating other pest-herbivore systems will reveal the broader applicability of these findings.
These insights can inform the development of novel pest control strategies that leverage domestication effects.