Molecular Mechanisms of Herbicide Resistance in Weeds 2023
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Weed Science and Weed Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 August 2023) | Viewed by 261
Special Issue Editors
Interests: herbicide cross resistance; herbicide multiple resistance; herbicides; weeds; CytP450; GST; resistant mechanisms
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Interests: herbicide cross resistance; herbicide multiple resistance; herbicides; weeds; CytP450; GST; resistant mechanisms
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Since the appearance of herbicides in the middle of the 20th century, they have become the main tool for weed control throughout the world. However, their continued and often inappropriate use of these products has resulted in the selection of resistant weed biotypes, a phenomenon that has grown exponentially from the late 1990s to the present day. Since the appearance of the first cases of resistance to herbicides, the scientific community has made an effort to characterize the mechanisms that govern it with the aim of developing strategies for the sustainable management of weeds and prolonging the useful life of herbicides.
What we know to date is that herbicide resistance can be conferred by various mechanisms grouped into two major subgroups: target site resistance (TSR) and non-target site resistance (NTSR). TSR mechanisms are better understood because they are governed by a single gene, i.e., TSR confers a monogenic herbicide resistance; however, the mechanisms of NTSR are rarely fully understood as they are controlled by several genes (each gene providing some level of resistance), i.e., NTSR-based resistance is polygenic. To ensure the sustained use of herbicides in agriculture, there is great interest in understanding the molecular mechanisms that confer resistance or predispose weeds to develop herbicide resistance.
This Joint Special Issue will focus on the new, well-characterized cases of herbicide resistance, both for TSR and NTSR (if molecular bases are reported), as well as on studies that identify new gene alterations conferring TSR or the genetic basis involved in NTSR. Submissions on herbicide resistance evolution studied at the molecular level are also very welcome. Additionally, in this Joint Special Issue, authors will be able to choose between Agronomy or Genes journals for the submission/publication of their manuscripts.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Genes.
Dr. Ricardo Alcántara-de la Cruz
Dr. Antonia María Rojano-Delgado
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cross-resistance
- cytochrome P-450
- enhanced herbicide metabolism
- herbicide-degrading enzymes
- herbicide resistance evolution multiple resistance
- next-generation sequencing (NGS)
- non-target site resistance (NTSR)
- target site resistance (TSR)
