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Recent Crop-To-Weed Adaptive Introgression Has Reshaped the Genomic Composition and Geographical Structure of US Weedy Rice (Oryza spp.).
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2025
Wedger Marshall J, Xiao Evan, Butts Thomas R, Chlapecka Justin L, Webster L Connor, Olsen Kenneth M
Abstract excerpt
Weedy rice is a close relative of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa) that infests rice fields worldwide and drastically reduces yields. To combat this agricultural pest, rice farmers in the southern US began to grow herbicide-resistant (HR) rice cultivars in the early 2000s, which permitted the application of herbicides that selectively targeted weedy rice without harming the crop. The widespread adoption of HR rice...
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- Oryza
- Herbicide Resistance
- Plant Weeds
- Genetics, Population
- Crops, Agricultural
- United States
