First report of resistance to acetolactate-synthase-inhibiting herbicides in yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus): confirmation and characterization.

doi:10.1002/ps.3922

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First report of resistance to acetolactate-synthase-inhibiting herbicides in yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus): confirmation and characterization.

Pest management science - 1 Sept 2015

Tehranchian Parsa, Norsworthy Jason K, Nandula Vijay, McElroy Scott, Chen Shu, Scott Robert C

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BACKGROUND: Yellow nutsedge is one of the most problematic sedges in Arkansas rice, requiring the frequent use of halosulfuron (sulfonylurea) for its control. In the summer of 2012, halosulfuron at 53 g ha(-1) (labeled field rate) failed to control yellow nutsedge. The level of resistance to halo...

Topics

Acetolactate Synthase
Arkansas
Cyperus
Herbicide Resistance
Herbicides
Mutation
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Sulfonylurea Compounds

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