Herbicide-resistant weeds: from research and knowledge to future needs.
Synthetic herbicides have been used globally to control weeds in major field crops. This has imposed a strong selection for any trait that enables plant populations to survive and reproduce in the presence of the herbicide. Herbicide resistance in weeds must be minimized because it is a major limiting factor to food security in global agriculture. This represents a huge challenge that will require great research efforts to develop control strategies as alternatives to the dominant and almost exclusive practice of weed control by herbicides. Weed scientists, plant ecologists and evolutionary biologists should join forces and work towards an improved and more integrated understanding of resistance across all scales. This approach will likely facilitate the design of innovative solutions to the global herbicide resistance challenge.
School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia Perth, WA, Australia.
Roberto
R
Busi
School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia Perth, WA, Australia ; IFEVA - CONICET - Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Martin M
MM
Vila-Aiub
Saskatoon Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
Hugh J
HJ
Beckie
School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia Perth, WA, Australia.
Todd A
TA
Gaines
School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia Perth, WA, Australia.
Danica E
DE
Goggin
Biology and Logistics, Syngenta Bracknell, UK.
Shiv S
SS
Kaundun
School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia Perth, WA, Australia.
Myrtille
M
Lacoste
School of Life Sciences, Warwick HRI, University of Warwick Warwick, UK.
Paul
P
Neve
Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO, USA.
Scott J
SJ
Nissen
Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences Department (Weed Science), University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR, USA.
Jason K
JK
Norsworthy
School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia Perth, WA, Australia.
Michael
M
Renton
Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture Fort Collins, CO, USA.
Dale L
DL
Shaner
Department of Crop Science, University of Illinois Urbana, IL, USA.
Patrick J
PJ
Tranel
Intellectual Property Portfolio Development, Dow AgroSciences Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Terry
T
Wright
School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia Perth, WA, Australia.
Qin
Q
Yu
School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia Perth, WA, Australia.
Stephen B
SB
Powles
agriculture; global crops; herbicide resistance; plant adaptation; population genetics; weed science