上海市水稻田千金子对3种乙酰辅酶A羧化酶抑制剂的抗性现状及酶突变机制

为明确上海市水稻田千金子对乙酰辅酶A羧化酶 (ACCase) 抑制剂类除草剂的抗性发生情况及可能存在的抗性机制,在上海市千金子发生严重地区的水稻田共采集51个种群,采用单剂量抗性甄别法测定了不同千金子种群对3种ACCase抑制剂类除草剂的抗性水平,扩增和比对了靶标酶ACCase基因部分片段的差异。结果显示:在氰氟草酯105 g/hm2有效成分剂量选择压下,8个千金子种群标记为抗性种群,6个种群为发展中抗性种群;在噁唑酰草胺 120 g/hm2有效成分剂量选择压下,4个千金子种群标记为抗性种群,5个种群为发展中抗性种群;在精噁唑禾草灵62.1 g/hm2有效成分剂量选择压下,6个千金子种群标记为抗性种群,2个种群为发展中抗性种群。对15个抗性千金子种群靶标酶基因片段的测序发现,9个种群共发生了4种ACCase基因突变类型,分别为ACCase基因 1999 位点色氨酸 (TGG) 突变为丝氨酸 (TCG)、1999位点色氨酸 (TGG) 突变为半胱氨酸 (TGT)、2027位点色氨酸 (TGG) 突变为丝氨酸 (TCG) 以及2027位点色氨酸 (TGG) 突变为半胱氨酸 (TGT/TGC)。其中,5个抗性千金子种群ACCase 基因突变频率均大于60%。研究表明,ACCase抑制剂类除草剂抗性千金子在上海市部分地区发生已较为严重,ACCase 基因突变是导致不同千金子种群对该类除草剂产生抗性的重要原因之一。     

Mechanism of resistance to fenoxaprop in Japanese foxtail (Alopecurus japonicus) from China

Japanese foxtail is one of the most common and troublesome weeds infesting cereal and oilseed rape fields in China. Repeated use during the last three decades of the ACCase-inhibiting herbicide fenoxaprop-P-ethyl to control this weed has resulted in the occurrence of resistance. Dose–response tests established that a population (AHFD-1) from eastern China had evolved high-level resistance to fenoxaprop-P-ethyl. Based on the resistance index, this resistant population of A. japonicus is 60.31-fold resistant to fenoxaprop-P-ethyl. Subsequently, only a tryptophan to cysteine substitution was identified to confer resistance to fenoxaprop-P-ethyl in this resistant population. ACCase activity tests further confirmed this substitution was linked to resistance. This is the first report of the occurrence of Trp-2027-Cys substitution of ACCase in A. japonicus. From whole-plant pot dose–response tests, we confirmed that this population conferred resistance to other APP herbicides, including clodinafop-propargyl, fluazifop-P-butyl, quizalofop-P-ethyl, haloxyfop-R-methyl, cyhalofop-butyl, metamifop, DEN herbicide pinoxaden, but not to CHD herbicides clethodim, sethoxydim. There was also no resistance observed to ALS-inhibiting herbicides sulfosulfuron, mesosulfuron-methyl, flucarbazone-sodium, pyroxsulam, Triazine herbicide prometryne and glyphosate. However, this resistant population was likely to confer slightly (or no) resistant to Urea herbicides chlortoluron and isoproturon.     

小麦田看麦娘对甲基二磺隆的抗性水平及分子机制初探

看麦娘是中国长江中下游地区稻茬麦田的主要恶性杂草之一,甲基二磺隆是防治小麦田看麦娘等禾本科杂草的重要除草剂.该研究团队前期在安徽省凤台县小麦田采集到疑似抗性种群看麦娘(AHFT-01),为明确其对甲基二磺隆的抗性发生情况及潜在的抗性机制,采用温室盆栽法在整株水平上测定了该种群对甲基二磺隆及其他乙酰乳酸合成酶(ALS)抑...     

Molecular bases for resistance to acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase inhibitor in Japanese foxtail (Alopecurus japonicus)

BACKGROUND: Haloxyfop‐R‐methyl is a widely used herbicide to control Poaceae weeds. Alopecurus japonicus, a widespread annual grass, can no longer be controlled by haloxyfop‐R‐methyl after continuous use of this herbicide for several years. RESULTS: Dose‐response experiments have established that the Js‐R biotype of A. japonicas has evolved resistance to aryloxyphenoxypropionates (APPs). Target‐site enzyme sensitivity experiments have established that the haloxyfop (free acid) rate causing 50% inhibition of acetyl‐CoA carboxylase (ACCase) activity (I₅₀) for the resistant (Js‐R) biotype is 11 times higher than that for the susceptible (Js‐S) biotype. In many cases, resistance to ACCase‐inhibiting herbicides is due to a resistant ACCase enzyme. Full‐length DNA and mRNA sequences of the plastidic ACCase gene were amplified. Eight single‐nucleotide differences were detected in this region. Four of the nucleotide changes were silent mutations. However, the other four nucleotide mutations caused four amino acid substitutions, replacing Arg‐1734 with Gly, Met‐1738 with Leu, Thr‐1739 with Ser and Ile‐2041 with Asn in the R biotype respectively; the substitution at position 2041 had been reported, while the other three had not. CONCLUSION: The ACCase in the Js‐R biotype was less susceptible to haloxyfop‐R‐methyl than that in the Js‐S biotype. Moreover, the amino acid substitution of Ile‐2041 with Asn might confer resistance to haloxyfop‐R‐methyl in A. japonicas. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

Inheritance of resistance to fenoxaprop‐p‐ethyl in sprangletop (Leptochloa chinensis L. Nees)

Sprangletop (Leptochloa chinensis L. Nees) is a serious grass weed in direct‐seeded rice cropping systems in Thailand. One population of sprangletop, BLC1, was found to be resistant to fenoxaprop‐p‐ethyl at 62‐fold the concentration of a susceptible biotype, SLC1. This study elucidated the inheritance of resistance to fenoxaprop‐p‐ethyl in this sprangletop BLC1 genotype. The reaction to the herbicide at 0.12–2.4 mg ai L^?1 was determined in the seedlings of self‐pollinated resistant BLC1, susceptible SLC1 and SLC1 that had been allowed to cross‐pollinate with BLC1. At 0.24 mg ai L^?1, all the seedlings of SLC1 were killed, while 99% of BLC1 survived, along with 5% of the cross‐pollinated SLC1 seedlings, which were considered to be putative F₁ hybrids. The root and shoot lengths of the F₁ hybrids in 0.24 mg ai L^?1 of fenoxaprop‐p‐ethyl, relative to those in the absence of the herbicide, were close to or the same as the resistant parent, indicating that the resistance is a nearly complete to complete dominant trait. One‐hundred‐and‐forty‐one of the F₂‐derived F₃ families were classified by their response to the herbicide at 0.24 and 0.48 mg ai L^?1 into 39 homozygous susceptible : 72 segregating : 30 homozygous resistant, fitted with a 1:2:1 ratio at χ² = 1.21 and P = 0.56, indicating that the resistance to fenoxaprop‐p‐ethyl in the sprangletop BLC1 genotype is controlled by a single gene.     

小麦田大穗看麦娘对精噁唑禾草灵的抗性

为明确小麦田大穗看麦娘对精噁唑禾草灵的抗性水平及产生抗性的机理,采用整株法测定了河南省小麦田大穗看麦娘种群对精噁唑禾草灵的抗性水平,以及细胞色素P450s抑制剂胡椒基丁醚(PBO)对精噁唑禾草灵的增效作用,并通过基因测序技术研究了其靶标ACCase基因的突变位点。结果显示:与敏感种群HN-06相比,抗性种群HN-05对精噁唑禾草灵的抗性倍数为52.2,其ACCase基因存在Ile-2041-Asn和Gly-2096-Ala位点突变;喷施PBO后,精噁唑禾草灵对大穗看麦娘的GR50值(有效成分)为5.4 g/hm^2,表现出明显的增效作用,与未喷施PBO处理的差异倍数为161.3。研究表明,抗性种群HN-05对精噁唑禾草灵已产生高水平抗性,该抗性的产生可能是由于其靶标基因突变和P450s介导的代谢增强同时导致的,即表现出了靶标抗性和非靶标抗性共存的现象。     

浙江稻区千金子对氰氟草酯和噁唑酰草胺的抗药性及其分子机制研究

千金子是中国直播稻田的优势禾本科杂草之一,严重威胁水稻的产量和品质。为了进一步明确浙江地区水稻田千金子对芳氧苯氧丙酸类除草剂的抗性发生情况,本研究从浙江部分稻区共采集了11个千金子种群 (其中1个为敏感种群),通过整株植物测定法检测了各种群对氰氟草酯和噁唑酰草胺的敏感性。结果显示:共有8个种群对氰氟草酯产生了抗性 (抗性指数为2.1~79.1),9个种群对噁唑酰草胺产生了抗性 (抗性指数为2.0~31.0),其中对氰氟草酯的抗性问题更为显著。在此基础上,通过基因扩增和克隆,对敏感种群和抗性种群的乙酰辅酶A羧化酶 (Acetyl-CoA carboxylase,ACCase) 基因部分序列进行比对,结果在3个抗性种群中发现突变,其中1个种群为Ile-1781-Val突变,另外2个种群则为Trp-2027-Cys突变。该研究结果表明,目前浙江部分稻区千金子种群已对氰氟草酯和噁唑酰草胺产生了抗药性,其中靶标酶基因突变是导致部分种群产生抗药性的原因之一。     

PCR-based detection of resistance to acetyl-CoA carboxylase-inhibiting herbicides in black-grass (Alopecurus myosuroides Huds) and ryegrass (Lolium rigidum gaud)

A simple method based upon allele-specific PCR was developed to detect an isoleucine-leucine substitution in the gene encoding chloroplastic acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (ACCase) in two gramineous weeds: Lolium rigidum Gaud and Alopecurus myosuroides Huds. Analysis of 1800 A myosuroides and 750 L rigidum seedlings showed that the presence of ACCase leucine allele(s) conferred cross-resistance to the cyclohexanedione herbicide cycloxydim and to the aryloxyphenoxypropionate herbicides fenoxaprop-P-ethyl and diclofop-methyl. Seedlings containing ACCase leucine allele(s) could be either sensitive or resistant to the aryloxyphenoxypropionate herbicides haloxyfop-P-methyl and clodinafop-propargyl. Successful detection of resistant plants in a field population of A myosuroides was achieved using this PCR assay. Using it with basic molecular biology laboratory equipment, the presence of resistant leucine ACCase allele(s) can be detected within one working day.     

Biochemical mechanisms of cross-resistance to aryloxyphenoxypropionate and cyclohexanedione herbicides in populations of Avena spp.

Aryloxyphenoxypropionate (APP) and cyclohexanedione (CHD) herbicides are used extensively in the UK to control grass weeds, including Avena spp. (wild-oats). Reports of resistance to APP and CHD herbicides are a particular concern for the agricultural community. In this study, the responses of four UK Avena populations were characterized towards the APP herbicides fenoxaprop-P-ethyl and fluazifop-P-butyl, and towards the CHD herbicides cycloxydim and tralkoxydim. An A. sterilis ssp. ludoviciana population (T/41) was found to be highly resistant to fenoxaprop-P-ethyl and fluazifop-P-butyl, but did not show cross-resistance to cycloxydim and tralkoxydim. In contrast, one A. sterilis ssp. ludoviciana (T/11) and one A. fatua population (Dorset) showed partial resistance to both APP herbicides and also showed cross-resistance to the CHD herbicide tralkoxydim, but not to cycloxydim. Before this study, the biochemical mechanisms that confer resistance to the APP and CHD herbicides in UK Avena populations were unknown. Results from the present study show that an enhanced rate of metabolism of fenoxaprop-P-ethyl was found to confer resistance in the two partially resistant Avena populations (T/11 and Dorset), and the presence of an insensitive form of the target enzyme, ACCase, was responsible for target site resistance to fenoxaprop-P-ethyl and fluazifop-P-butyl in the highly resistant population T/41. Cross-resistance to the CHD herbicide tralkoxydim in the T/11 and Dorset populations was not conferred by insensitive ACCase, and was most probably caused by enhanced metabolism. This is the first report that resistance to fenoxaprop-P-ethyl can be conferred by enhanced metabolism in Avena spp.     

Altered acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase confers resistance to clethodim, fluazifop and sethoxydim in Setaria faberi and Digitaria sanguinalis

Summary Populations of Setaria faberi and Digitaria sanguinalis cross-resistant to sethoxydim and fluazifop-P-butyl were identified in a vegetable cropping system in Wisconsin, USA, in 1991 and 1992 respectively. Experiments were conducted with partially purified acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) to determine whether resistance to sethoxydim and other ACCase inhibitors in S. faberi and D. sanguinalis resulted from altered enzyme activity. Based on I₅₀ values (the herbicide dose that inhibited ACCase activity by 50% compared with untreated ACCase), ACCase of the resistant accession of S. faberi was 4.8-, 10.6- and 319-fold resistant to clethodim, fluazifop-P acid and sethoxydim, respectively, compared with that of the susceptible accession. Similarly, ACCase of the resistant accession of D. sanguinalis was 5.8-, 10.3- and 66-fold resistant to clethodim, fluazifop-P acid and sethoxydim respectively. These results indicated that resistance to ACCase inhibitors in these accessions of S. faberi and D. sanguinalis resulted from an altered ACCase enzyme that confers a very high level of resistance to sethoxydim.     

Cross-resistance profile of mesosulfuron-methyl-resistant Italian ryegrass in the southern United States

Diclofop-resistant Lolium species (ryegrass) is a major weed problem in wheat production worldwide. This study was conducted to determine the resistance pattern of diclofop-resistant ryegrass accessions from the southern United States to mesosulfuron-methyl, a recently commercialized herbicide for ryegrass control in wheat; to determine the cross-resistance pattern of a Lolium multiflorum Lam. (Italian ryegrass) accession, 03-1, to acetolactate synthase (ALS) and acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) inhibitors; and to determine the resistance mechanism of Italian ryegrass to mesosulfuron-methyl. Seventeen ryegrass accessions from Arkansas and Louisiana, including standard resistant and susceptible accessions, were used in this experiment. Fourteen of the 17 accessions were more resistant (four- to > 308-fold) to diclofop than the standard susceptible biotype. One accession, 03-1, was resistant to mesosulfuron-methyl as well as to other ALS inhibitor herbicides such as chlorsulfuron, imazamox and sulfometuron. Accession 03-1, however, did not show multiple resistance to the ACCase inhibitor herbicides diclofop, fluazifop, clethodim, sethoxydim and pinoxaden, nor to glyphosate. The in vivo ALS activity of the 03-1 biotype was less affected by mesosulfuron-methyl than the susceptible biotype. This indicates that the resistance mechanism of Italian ryegrass to mesosulfuron-methyl is partly due to an alteration in the target enzyme, ALS. It is concluded that diclofop-resistant ryegrass in the southern United States can be generally controlled by mesosulfuron-methyl. However, mesosulfuron-methyl must be used with caution because not all ryegrass populations are susceptible to it. There is a need for more thorough profiling of ryegrass resistance to herbicides.     

抗精噁唑禾草灵的日本看麦娘ACCase基因突变

为明确日本看麦娘抗性种群对精噁唑禾草灵的抗性水平及抗性产生的分子机制,采用整株水平测定法测定了日本看麦娘对精噁唑禾草灵的抗性水平,扩增和比对了日本看麦娘抗性和敏感种群间乙酰辅酶A羧化酶(acetyl-Co A carboxylase,ACCase)基因的差异。结果显示,与敏感种群AH-7相比,抗性种群AH-25对精噁唑禾草灵的抗性倍数为33.82;AH-25种群ACCase基因CT区域2 078位氨基酸发生了突变,由天冬氨酸GAT突变为甘氨酸GGT;AH-25种群对炔草酯、烯草酮和烯禾啶产生了高水平的抗性,抗性倍数分别为35.66、38.64和29.14,对高效氟吡甲禾灵产生了低水平的抗性,抗性倍数为3.04,对精喹禾灵和唑啉草酯较敏感。表明ACCase基因2 078位氨基酸的突变可能是导致精噁唑禾草灵产生高水平抗性的重要原因。     

Mechanisms of resistance to acetyl‐coenzyme A carboxylase‐inhibiting herbicides in a Hordeum leporinum population

A failure of acetyl‐coenzyme A carboxylase (ACCase)‐inhibiting herbicides to control a population of Hordeum leporinum Link (barleygrass) occurred following eight applications of these herbicides in both crops and pastures. This population was 7.6‐fold resistant to fluazifop‐P‐butyl compared with standard susceptible populations. The population was between 3.6‐ and 3.8‐fold resistant to other ACCase‐inhibiting herbicides, except butroxydim to which it was susceptible. ACCase extracted from resistant plants and assayed in the presence of herbicides in vitro was susceptible to fluazifop acid and other aryloxyphenoxypropanoate herbicides, but was 4‐fold less sensitive to sethoxydim compared with ACCase from susceptible plants. Resistant plants metabolised fluazifop acid about 1.3‐fold more rapidly compared with susceptible plants; however, sethoxydim was metabolised equally in both populations. Resistance to fluazifop‐P‐butyl and other aryloxyphenoxypropanoate herbicides may be the result of increased herbicide detoxification, whereas resistance to sethoxydim appears to be due to a modified target enzyme. Herbicide resistance in this population is unusual in that different mechanisms appear to confer resistance to the aryloxyphenoxypropanoate and cyclohexanedione herbicides. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry     

Multiple herbicide‐resistant Lolium rigidum (annual ryegrass) now dominates across the Western Australian grain belt

Lolium rigidum (annual or rigid ryegrass) is a widespread annual weed in cropping systems of southern Australia, and herbicide resistance in L. rigidum is a common problem in this region. In 2010, a random survey was conducted across the grain belt of Western Australia to determine the frequency of herbicide‐resistant L. rigidum populations and to compare this with the results of previous surveys in 1998 and 2003. During the survey, 466 cropping fields were visited, with a total of 362 L. rigidum populations collected. Screening of these populations with the herbicides commonly used for control of L. rigidum revealed that resistance to the ACCase‐ and ALS‐inhibiting herbicides was common, with 96% of populations having plants resistant to the ACCase herbicide diclofop‐methyl and 98% having plants resistant to the ALS herbicide sulfometuron. Resistance to another ACCase herbicide, clethodim, is increasing, with 65% of populations now containing resistant plants. Resistance to other herbicide modes of action was significantly lower, with 27% of populations containing plants with resistance to the pre‐emergent herbicide trifluralin, and glyphosate, atrazine and paraquat providing good control of most of the populations screened in this survey. Ninety five per cent of L. rigidum populations contained plants with resistance to at least two herbicide modes of action. These results demonstrate that resistance levels have increased dramatically for the ACCase‐ and ALS‐inhibiting herbicides since the last survey in 2003 (>95% vs. 70–90%); therefore, the use of a wide range of integrated weed management options are required to sustain these cropping systems in the future.     

Molecular characterization and inheritance of resistance to ACCase-inhibiting herbicides in Lolium rigidum

The molecular basis and mode of inheritance of resistance to ACCase-inhibiting herbicides were investigated in a biotype of Lolium rigidum Gaud that has been discovered in Israel. Dose-response experiments at the whole-plant level have revealed that the resistant biotype was more resistant (6.3- to 40-fold) than the susceptible wild-type to ACCase-inhibiting herbicides. A 276-bp genomic DNA encoding the carboxyltransferase domain within the chloroplastic ACCase from resistant and susceptible biotypes were amplified by PCR and analyzed. Sequence comparison revealed that a single isoleucine-to-leucine substitution differentiated ACCases from susceptible and resistant biotypes (corresponds to residue 1769 of wheat ACCase, Acc No AF029895). A PCR amplification of specific alleles (PASA) method was developed to detect the allele composition leading to isoleucine-leucine mutation. ACCase extracted from homozygote resistant, heterozygote and homozygote susceptible plants showed IC50 values of 25.8, 5.6 and 0.6 microM, respectively, suggesting that alteration in the ACCase is governed by a co-dominant gene. The inheritance studies confirmed that the resistance of L rigidum to ACCase-inhibiting herbicides is governed by a single, nuclear and co-dominant gene.     

Leaf chlorophyll fluorescence discriminates herbicide resistance in Echinochloa species

Timely detection of herbicide resistance at an early stage of crop cultivation is essential to help farmers find alternative solutions to manage herbicide resistance in their fields. In this study, maximum quantum yield of PS II [F_v/F_m = (F_m – F_o)/F_m] was measured at the 4–5 leaf stage to discriminate between herbicide‐resistant and susceptible biotypes of Echinochloa species. The differences in F_v/F_m between herbicide‐resistant and susceptible Echinochloa spp. were consistent with the whole‐plant assay based on I₅₀ (herbicide doses causing a 50% inhibition of F_v/F_m) and GR₅₀ (herbicide doses causing a 50% reduction in plant fresh weight) values and R/S ratios (herbicide resistance index), regardless of the mode of action of the tested herbicides. A PS II inhibitor caused the fastest inhibition of F_v/F_m, compared with ACCase and ALS inhibitors, after herbicide treatment. The required time for discrimination between herbicide‐resistant and susceptible Echinochloa spp. was 64 h after PS II inhibitor treatment, much shorter than those of ACCase and ALS inhibitor‐treated plants, which required 168 and 192 h respectively. The leaf chlorophyll fluorescence assay provided reliable diagnostics of herbicide resistance in Echinochloa spp. with significant time savings and convenient measurement in field conditions compared with the conventional whole‐plant assay.     

Multiple herbicide resistance in littleseed canarygrass (Phalaris minor): A threat to wheat production in India

Littleseed canarygrass (Phalaris minor Retz.), a troublesome weed of wheat in India, has evolved multiple herbicide resistance across three modes of action: photosynthesis at the photosystem II site A, acetyl‐coA carboxylase (ACCase), and acetolactate synthase inhibition. The multiple herbicide‐resistant (MHR) populations had a low level of sulfosulfuron resistance but a high level of resistance to clodinafop and fenoxaprop (ACCase inhibitors). Some of the populations had GR₅₀ (50% growth reduction) values for clodinafop that were 11.7‐fold greater than that of the most susceptible population. The clodinafop‐resistant populations also showed a higher level of cross‐resistance to fenoxaprop (fop group) but a low level of cross‐resistance to pinoxaden (den group). Although clodinafop and pinoxaden are from two different chemical families (fop and den groups), their same site of action is responsible for cross‐resistance behavior. The populations that were resistant to four groups of herbicides (phenylureas, sulfonylurea, aryloxyphenoxypropionate, and phenylpyrazolin) were susceptible to the triazine (metribuzin and terbutryn) and dinitroaniline (pendimethalin) herbicides. The P. minor populations that were resistant to the aryloxyphenoxypropionate and phenylurea herbicides were effectively controlled by the sulfonylurea herbicide, sulfosulfuron. In the fields infested with P. minor that was resistant to clodinafop, a sulfosulfuron application (25 g ha^?1) increased the wheat yield by 99.2% over that achieved using the recommended rate of clodinafop (60 g ha^?1). However, the evolution of multiple resistance against the four groups is a threat to wheat production. To prevent the spread of MHR P. minor populations, as well as the extension of multiple resistance to new chemicals, concerted efforts in developing and implementing a sound, integrated weed management program are needed. The integrated approach, consisting of crop and herbicide rotation with cultural and mechanical weed control tactics, should be considered as a long‐term resistance management strategy that will help to sustain wheat productivity and farmers' income.     

我国小麦田禾本科杂草对精噁唑禾草灵的抗药性研究进展

小麦是我国主要的粮食作物, 麦田草害的发生与危害严重影响小麦的产量与品质。我国小麦田的禾本科杂草主要包括日本看麦娘、看麦娘、菵草和多花黑麦草等, 田间杂草防除主要依靠化学除草剂。精噁唑禾草灵自20世纪80年代进入我国市场以来, 长期用于小麦田禾本科杂草防除, 已经报道麦田多种禾本科杂草对精噁唑禾草灵产生了高水平抗药性。为更加科学合理地控制小麦田杂草的发生与危害, 一些学者就麦田禾本科杂草对精噁唑禾草灵的抗药性水平监测和抗性机理进行了系统研究。本文系统总结了我国小麦田抗精噁唑禾草灵杂草的发生种群、抗性水平、靶标酶抗性机理与非靶标抗性机理, 还梳理了抗性杂草的交互抗性与多抗性发生情况, 分析了我国在抗性杂草治理方面的经验以及面临的问题, 为农田杂草防除提供指导。     

Resistance to diclofop-methyl in two Lolium spp. populations from Italy: studies on the mechanism of resistance

The mechanisms of herbicide resistance were investigated in two diclofop-methyl-resistant Lolium spp. populations from central Italy, Roma '94 and Tuscania '97. These two populations were compared with two susceptible Italian populations (Vetralla '94, Tarquinia '97) and a resistant and a susceptible population from Australia, SLR31 and VLR1. The activity of acetyl Co-A carboxylase (ACCase) extracted from susceptible (S) or resistant (R) individuals from the Italian populations was inhibited by both aryloxyphenoxypropanoate (diclofop acid and fluazifop acid) and cyclohexanedione (sethoxydim) herbicides. Diclofop-methyl was rapidly de-esterified to diclofop acid at a similar rate in both R and S populations. In all populations, diclofop acid was subsequently degraded to other metabolites. The rate of degradation of diclofop acid was not significantly faster in R than in S populations; however, diclofop acid was degraded more completely in Roma '94 and Tuscania '97 compared with the S populations. Application of the mixed-function oxidase inhibitor 1-aminobenzotriazole (ABT) significantly enhanced diclofop-methyl toxicity towards both R populations, but not in S populations. However, enhanced herbicide metabolism does not completely account for the measured resistance level. A mechanism other than an altered ACCase and enhanced herbicide metabolism appears to be responsible for resistance to diclofop-methyl in Roma '94 and Tuscania '97.     

Sulfonylurea herbicide-resistant Monochoria vaginalis in Korean rice culture

Nine Monochoria vaginalis Pres1 accessions from Chonnam province, Korea were tested for resistance to the sulfonylurea herbicide, imazosulfuron, in whole-plant response bioassay. All accessions were confirmed resistant (R) to imazosulfuron. The GR50 (imazosulfuron concentration that reduced shoot dry weight by 50%) values of R accessions were 1112-3172 (accession #9) times higher than that of the standard susceptible (S) accession. Accession #9 exhibited cross-resistance to other sulfonylurea herbicides, bensulfuron-methyl, cyclosulfamuron and pyrazosulfuron-ethyl, but not to the imidazolinone herbicides, imazapyr and imazaquin. The R biotype could be controlled by other herbicides with different modes of action, such as mefenacet and pyrazolate, applied to soil at recommended rates. Foliar-applied herbicides, 2,4-D and bentazone, also controlled both the R and S biotypes. Sulfonylurea-based mixtures, except ethoxysulfuron plus fentrazamide, did not control resistant M. vaginalis. Rice yield was reduced 70% by resistant M. vaginalis that escaped pyrazosulfuron-ethyl plus molinate, compared with hand weeding in direct-seeded rice culture. In contrast, rice yield was reduced 44% by resistant M. vaginalis that survived the pyrazosulfuron-ethyl plus molinate treatment, compared with pyrazolate plus butachlor in transplanted rice culture. In vitro acetolactate synthase (ALS) activity of the R biotype was 183, 35, 130 and 31 times more resistant to imazosulfuron, bensulfuron-methyl, cyclosulfamuron and pyrazosulfuron-ethyl, respectively, than the S biotype. Imidazolinone herbicides, imazapyr and imazaquin had similar effect on in vitro ALS activity of the R and S biotypes. The in vivo ALS activity of the R biotype was also less affected than the S biotype by the sulfonylurea herbicides imazosulfuron and pyrazosulfuron-ethyl. Results of in vitro and in vivo ALS assays indicate that the resistance mechanism of M. vaginalis to sulfonylurea herbicides may be due, in part, to an alteration in the target enzyme, ALS. Since the level of resistance in the enzyme assay was much lower than that in the whole-plant assay, other mechanisms of resistance, such as herbicide metabolism, may be involved.