A diploid, invasive burning bush seedling, on the left. A triploid, non-invasive burning bush seedling on the right. The two plants are identical structurally but the triploid plant is sterile (seedless) and therefore unable to propagate as an invasive species. The triploid burning bush was created by Yi Li and his research team at UConn’s Transgenic Plant facility on the Depot Campus.
A diploid, invasive burning bush seedling, on the left. A triploid, non-invasive burning bush seedling on the right. The two plants are identical structurally but the triploid plant is sterile (seedless) and therefore unable to propagate as an invasive species. The triploid burning bush was created by Yi Li and his research team at UConn’s Transgenic Plant facility on the Depot Campus.
A diploid, invasive burning bush seedling, on the left. A triploid, non-invasive burning bush seedling on the right. The two plants are identical structurally but the triploid plant is sterile (seedless) and therefore unable to propagate as an invasive species. The triploid burning bush was created by Yi Li and his research team at UConn's Transgenic Plant facility on the Depot Campus. Photo courtesy of Yi Li, Department of Plant Sciences