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Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative (AHRI)
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Non-target-site glyphosate resistance in Echinochloa colona from WA
Earlier papers by Gaines et al 2012 Weed Technology and Goh et al 2016 Pest Management Science, documented a glyphosate resistance Echinochloa population from the irrigated north-west Ord River irrigation region of Western Australia. AHRI PhD student Sou Sheng Goh studied this population for his PhD research. Among other studies, Goh completed excellent work to identify the mechanistic basis of glyphosate resistance in this Echinochloa population. Goh examined for but did not find EPSPS resistance gene mutations and/or EPSPS gene amplification. Thus Goh established that glyphosate resistance in this particular resistant biotype is NON-target site based.
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Pyroxasulfone resistance in Lolium rigidum is metabolism-based
This study shows that the resistance mechanism endowing pyroxasulfone resistance in this Lolium rigidum population is enhanced rates of pyroxasulfone metabolism. This enhanced rate of pyroxasulfone metabolism is associated with over-expression of two glutathione transferases. Thus, the resistance mechanism in this Lolium population of enhanced rates of pyroxasulfone metabolism suggests GST-catalysed increased rates of glutathione conjugation. More work is required for definitive evidence of specific responsible GSTs.
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2,4-D and dicamba resistance mechanisms in wild radish: subtle, complex and population specific?
In an Australian Research Council funded Linkage project with Nufarm as the industry partner, AHRI researcher Danica Goggin combined a transcriptomic and biochemical approach to investigate the diversity of 2,4-D resistance mechanisms in 11 resistant populations of wild radish. All of these wild radish populations had a relatively high level of resistance to 2,4-D and dicamba, although there were differences between populations in the level of resistance.
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