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A Two-in-One Strategy: Target and Nontarget Site Mechanisms Both Play Important Role in IMI-Resistant Weedy Rice.
International journal of molecular sciences - 20 Jan 2021
Yean Ru-Ann, Dilipkumar Masilamany, Rahman Sadequr, Song Beng-Kah
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The introduction of Clearfield technology allows the use of imidazolinone (IMI) herbicides to control weedy rice. Imidazolinone herbicides stop the acetolactate synthase (ALS) enzyme from synthesizing branched-chain amino acids, resulting in the death of the plant. Since the launch of Clearfield technology in Malaysia in 2010, many farmers have replaced traditional cultivars with Clearfield (CL) rice lines...
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