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Als gene mutations in Apera spica-venti confer broad-range resistance to herbicides
 
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Section of Basic Natural Sciences in Horticulture, Faculty of Horticulture, Warsaw University of Life Sciences Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
 
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Weed Science and Plant Protection Department, Institute of Plant Protection – National Research Institute Władysława Węgorka 20, 60-318 Poznań, Poland
 
 
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Michał Krysiak
Section of Basic Natural Sciences in Horticulture, Faculty of Horticulture, Warsaw University of Life Sciences Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
 
 
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2011;51(3):261-267
 
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Several biotypes of wind bentgrass in Poland have been identified as being resistant to acetolactate synthase (ALS) in- hibitors. We screened these weeds with chlorsulfuron and performed a whole-plant bioassay with a range of doses based on these four herbicides: chlorsulfuron, sulfosulfuron, propoxycarbazone-sodium and mesosulfuron-methyl + iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium mixture. Ten biotypes, diverse in their levels of resistance, were submitted for molecular tests. PCR amplification and sequencing of al s domains demonstrated numerous single nucleotide polymorphisms. Nine biotypes showed non-synonymous substitutions in codon Pro 197 , changing it to Ser or Thr. Mutation in Pro 197 conferred a high level of resistance to the tested herbicides. Analysis of four biotypes also revealed a substitution in the Ala 122 codon, changing it to Val. In one biotype this substitution was not accompa- nied by Pro 197 mutation and this biotype was resistant to chlorsulfuron and mesosulfuron + iodosulfuron, but not to sulfosulfuron or propoxycarbazone-sodium. Correspondence between mutations and levels of resistan ce to ALS inhibitors may support management of resistant weeds with the existing palette of herbicides.
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