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2. Xiaohan Wu, Kexin Yang, Fengping Zheng, Gaofeng Xu, Zewen Fan, David Roy Clements, Yunhai Yang, Shaosong Yang, Guimei Jin, Fudou Zhang, Shicai Shen*. Effects of Acmella radicans invasion on soil seed bank community characteristics in different habitats. Plants, 2024, 13: 2644.
3. Xiaohan Wu, Fengping Zheng, Gaofeng Xu, Kexin Yang, David Roy Clements, Yunhai Yang, Shaosong Yang, Guimei Jin, Fudou Zhang, Shicai Shen*. Plant growth and physiological responses of the invasive plant Acmella radicans to contrasting light and soil water conditions. Discover Life, 2024, 54: 11.
4. Kexin Yang, Yunhai Yang, Xiaohan Wu, Fengping Zheng, Gaofeng Xu,Shaosong Yang, Guimei Jin, David Roy Clements, Shicai Shen*, Fudou Zhang. Allelopathic potential and chemical composition of essential oil from the invasive plant Acmella radicans. Agronomy, 2024, 14: 342.
5. Ruiguo Shi, Guimei Jin, Shicai Shen, Gaofeng Xu, Fengping Zheng, David Roy Clements, Yunhai Yang, Shaosong Yang, Fanghao Wan, Fudou Zhang, Bo Liu. Allelopathic molecular mechanisms of the two main allelochemicals in sweet potato. Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2024, 46(11): 11890-11905.
6. Shicai Shen, Gaofeng Xu, Guangzong Ma, Diyu Li, Shaosong Yang, Guimei Jin, David Roy Clements, Aidong Chen, Lina Wen, Yuchen Cui, Li Chuan, Fudou Zhang, Bo Liu. Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus) in combination provide greater suppression of mile-a-minute (Mikania micrantha) than either crop alone. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023, 14: 1070674.
7. David Roy Clements, Shicai Shen*. Editorial: Ecological management of invasive alien plants. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023, 14: 1345472.
8. Guangzhong Zhang, Chenjiaozi Wang, Xinghai Ren, Zaiyuan Li, Conghui Liu, Xi Qiao, Shicai Shen, Fudou Zhang, Fanghao Wan, Bo Liu, Wanqiang Qian. Inhibition of invasive plant Mikania micrantha rapid growth by host-specific rust (Puccinia spegazzinii). Plant Physiology, 2023, 192(2): 1204-1220.
9. Shicai Shen, Guangzong Ma, Gaofeng Xu, Diyu Li, Guimei Jin, Shaosong Yang, David Roy Clements, Aidong Chen, Fudou Zhang, Min Ye. Allelochemicals identified from sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and their allelopathic effects on invasive alien plants. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022, 13: 823947.
10. Shicai Shen, Gaofeng Xu, Diyu Li, Shaosong Yang, Guimei Jin, Shufang Liu, David Roy Clements, Aidong Chen, Jia Rao, Lila Wen, Qiong Tao, Shuiying Zhang, Jiazhen Yang, Fudou Zhang. Potential use of Helianthus tuberosus to suppress the invasive alien plant Ageratina adenophora under different shade levels. BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021, 21: 85.
11. Shicai Shen, Gaofeng Xu, Diyu Li, Shaosong Yang, Guimei Jin, Shufang Liu, David Roy Clements, Aidong Chen, Fudou Zhang, Lila Wen, Qiong Tao, Shuiying Zhang, Jiazhen Yang. Adventitious roots support population expansion of the invasive plant Mikania micrantha Kunth. Physiologia Plantarum, 2021, 173(3): 911-919.
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