Temperature influences the level of glyphosate resistance in barnyardgrass (Echinochloa colona)
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2016
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Nguyen, T.
Malone, J.
Boutsalis, P.
Shirley, N.
Preston, C.
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Pest Management Science, 2016; 72(5):1031-1039
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Thai Hoan Nguyen, Jenna M Malone, Peter Boutsalis, Neil Shirley and Christopher Preston
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BACKGROUND: Echinochloa colona is an important summer-growing weed species in cropping regions of northern Australia that has evolved resistance to glyphosate due to intensive use of this herbicide in summer fallow. RESULTS: Pot trials conducted at 20°C and 30°C on six E. colona populations showed a significant increase in the level of glyphosate resistance in resistant populations at 30°C compared with 20°C. However, there was no influence of growth temperature on glyphosate susceptibility of the sensitive population. Sequencing of the target-site gene (EPSPS) of the six populations identified a mutation at position 106 leading to a change from proline to serine in the most resistant population A533.1 only. EPSPS gene amplification was not detected in any resistant populations examined. Examining (14) C-glyphosate uptake on two resistant and one susceptible population showed a 2-fold increase at 20°C; however, few differences in glyphosate translocation occurred from the treated leaf to other plant parts between populations or temperatures. CONCLUSION: There is reduced efficacy of glyphosate at high temperatures on resistant E. colona populations, making these populations harder to control in summer.
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