Article
Taxonomic and life history bias in herbicide resistant weeds: implications for deployment of resistant crops.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Holt Jodie S, Welles Shana R, Silvera Katia, Heap Ian M, Heredia Sylvia M, Martinez-Berdeja Alejandra, Palenscar Kai T, Sweet Lynn C, Ellstrand Norman C
Abstract excerpt
Evolved herbicide resistance (EHR) is an important agronomic problem and consequently a food security problem, as it jeopardizes herbicide effectiveness and increases the difficulty and cost of weed management. EHR in weeds was first reported in 1970 and the number of cases has accelerated dramatically over the last two decades. Despite 40 years of research on EHR, why some weeds evolve resistance and others do...
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