Herbicide-resistant weeds: fromresearch and knowledge to future needs

BUSI, R.; VILA AIUB, MM; BECKIE, HJ; GAINES, TA; GOGGIN, DE; KAUNDUN, SS; LACOSTE, M; NEVE, P; NISSEN, SJ; NORSWORTHY, JK; RENTON, M; SHANER, DL; TRANEL, PJ; WRIGHT, T; YU, Q; POWLES, SB

EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS

WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2013 p. 1218 - 1221

1752-4571

Synthetic herbicides have been used globally to control weeds in major fieldcrops. This has imposed a strong selection for any trait that enables plant populationsto survive and reproduce in the presence of the herbicide. Herbicide resistancein weeds must be minimized because it is a major limiting factor to foodsecurity in global agriculture. This represents a huge challenge that will requiregreat research efforts to develop control strategies as alternatives to the dominantand almost exclusive practice of weed control by herbicides. Weed scientists,plant ecologists and evolutionary biologists should join forces and work towardsan improved and more integrated understanding of resistance across all scales.This approach will likely facilitate the design of innovative solutions to the globalherbicide resistance challenge.