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Renton M, Willse A, Aradhya C, Tyre A, Head G. Simulated herbicide mixtures delay both specialist monogenic and generalist polygenic resistance evolution in weeds. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2024. [PMID: 39096081 DOI: 10.1002/ps.8331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND Evolution of herbicide-resistant weed populations is a major challenge to world food production. Using different herbicides in rotation and/or using different herbicides together as mixtures are strategies that may delay the selection of resistance. This study used simulation modelling to investigate whether mixtures and rotations can delay the selection of both generalist polygenic and specialist monogenic herbicide resistance, and whether these strategies are more likely to lead to the selection of generalist resistance in weed types with varying biological characteristics. RESULTS Our simulations suggest that well-designed effective herbicide mixtures should delay evolution of both polygenic and monogenic resistance better than rotations and single herbicides across all weed types. Both mixture and rotation strategies increased the likelihood of polygenic resistance compared to single-herbicide use, and the likelihood of polygenic resistance increased as the fecundity and competitiveness of the weed increased. Whether monogenic or polygenic resistance occurred in each case depended most on the relative initial allele frequencies. We did not find that herbicide mixtures were more likely than rotations to lead to the selection of generalist polygenic resistance. The simulated efficacy of mixtures over rotations decreased if components were used at reduced rates or when individual components had already been used solo. CONCLUSION Herbicide rotations and particularly well-designed mixtures should delay evolution of both polygenic and monogenic resistance, especially if used as part of an effective integrated weed management programme. However, herbicide mixtures and rotations may also increase the risk that resistance will be generalist polygenic rather than specialist monogenic. © 2024 The Author(s). Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Michael Renton
- School of Biological Sciences and Agriculture and Environment, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Regulatory Science, Bayer Crop Science, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Regulatory Science, Bayer Crop Science, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Regulatory Science, Bayer Crop Science, St Louis, MO, USA
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Jin W, Xie K, Tang W, Yang Y, Zhang J, Yu X, Lu Y. Comparative metabolomics and transcriptomics provide new insights into florpyrauxifen-benzyl resistance in Echinochloa glabrescens. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1392460. [PMID: 39022606 PMCID: PMC11253777 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1392460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Echinochloa glabrescens Munro ex Hook. f. is a weed of the genus Echinocloa (Echinocloa spp.) that occurs frequently in paddy fields, causing serious harm to rice production. Florpyrauxifen-benzyl (FPB) is a foliar-applied herbicide used to control Echinocloa spp. in paddy fields. However, in recent years, with the widespread use of FPB in rice production, FPB-resistant barnyard grasses have been reported. Here, we identified an FPB-resistant E. glabrescens population with a resistance index (RI) of 10.65 and conducted a comparative analysis using untargeted metabolomics and transcriptomics to investigate the differences between an FPB-resistant E. glabrescens population and a susceptible E. glabrescens population after treatment with the recommended field dose of FPB. Our results showed that the FPB-resistant E. glabrescens had 115 differentially accumulated metabolites (DAMs; 65 up-regulated and 50 down-regulated) and 6397 differentially expressed genes (DEGs; 65 up-regulated and 50 down-regulated) compared to the susceptible E. glabrescens. The analysis of DAMs and DEGs revealed that DAMs were significantly enriched in Glutathione metabolism, Arginine and proline metabolism, and Zeatin biosynthesis pathways, while DEGs were mainly enriched in carbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms, photosynthesis, cyanoamino acid metabolism and glutathione metabolism, etc. The glutathione metabolism pathway was found to be significantly enriched for both DEGs and DAMs. Within this pathway, the metabolites (spermine) and genes (GSTU8, GSTU18, GSTF1) may play a pivotal role in the resistance mechanism of FPB-resistant E. glabrescens. Furthermore, we demonstrated the presence of GST-mediated metabolic resistance in an FPB-resistant E. glabrescens population by using NBD-Cl. Overall, our study provides new insights into the underlying mechanisms of E. glabrescens resistance to FPB through a comparative analysis of untargeted metabolomics and transcriptomics. Additionally, we identified the GST-mediated metabolic resistance in an FPB-resistant E. glabrescens population, and screened for three candidate genes (GSTU8, GSTU18, GSTF1), which has significant implications for improving the weed management efficacy of FPB in rice production and guiding judicious herbicide usage.
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, China
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Sudhakar S, Nakka S, Mohammad A, Trick HN, Prasad PVV, Jugulam M. Metabolism of Tembotrione, a Triketone Herbicide, confers Differential Sensitivity in Winter Wheat ( Triticum aestivum). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:6931-6941. [PMID: 38514379 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c08852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Tembotrione is a triketone herbicide widely used for broad-spectrum weed control in corn but not registered for use in wheat. A wide collection of spring, winter, and EMS-derived mutant lines of wheat was evaluated for their response to tembotrione treatment. Two winter wheat (WW) genotypes (WW-1 and WW-2) were found to be least sensitive to this herbicide, surviving >6 times the field recommended dose (92 g ai ha-1) compared to the most sensitive genotype (WW-24). Further, HPLC analysis using [14C] tembotrione suggested that both WW-1 and WW-2 metabolized tembotrione rapidly to nontoxic metabolites. Pretreatment with a P450 inhibitor (malathion) followed by tembotrione application increased the sensitivity of WW-1 and WW-2 genotypes to this herbicide, suggesting likely involvement of P450 enzymes in metabolizing tembotrione similar to corn. Overall, our results suggest that the genotypes WW-1 and WW-2 can potentially be used to develop tembotrione-resistant wheat varieties.
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- Susee Sudhakar
- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-0100, United States
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- Tritica Biosciences, Wamego, Kansas 66535, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-0100, United States
- Heartland Plant Innovations Inc., Manhattan, Kansas 66506-0100, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-0100, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-0100, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-0100, United States
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Borgato EA, Thiagarayaselvam A, Peterson DE, Hay MM, Dille JA, Jugulam M. Metabolic Resistance to Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase-Inhibitor Herbicides in a Palmer amaranth Population from Kansas. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:5122-5132. [PMID: 38382533 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c05333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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Palmer amaranth has evolved target and nontarget site resistance to protoporphyrinogen oxidase-inhibitor herbicides in the United States. Recently, a population (KCTR) from a long-term conservation tillage study in Kansas was found to be resistant to herbicides from six sites of action, including to PPO-inhibitors, even with this herbicide group being minimally used in this field. This research investigated the level of resistance to postemergence PPO-inhibitors, target- and nontarget-site resistance mechanism(s), and efficacy of pre-emergence chemistries. The greenhouse experiments confirmed 6.1- to 78.9-fold resistance to lactofen in KCTR, with the level of resistance increasing when KCTR was purified for the resistance trait. PPO2 sequences alignment revealed the absence of known mutations conferring resistance to PPO-inhibitors in KCTR Palmer amaranth, and differential expression of the PPO2 gene did not occur. KCTR metabolized fomesafen faster than the susceptible population, indicating that herbicide detoxification is the mechanism conferring resistance in this population. Further, treatment with the cytochrome P450-inhibitor malathion followed by lactofen restored the sensitivity of KCTR to this herbicide. Despite being resistant to POST applied PPO-inhibitors, KCTR Palmer amaranth was completely controlled by the labeled rate of the PRE applied PPO-inhibitors fomesafen, flumioxazin, saflufenacil, sulfentrazone, and oxadiazon. The overall results suggest that P450-mediated metabolism confers resistance to PPO-inhibitors in KCTR, rather than alterations in the PPO2, which were more commonly found in other Palmer amaranth populations. Future work will focus on identifying the fomesafen metabolites and on unravelling the genetic basis of metabolic resistance to PPO-inhibitor herbicides in KCTR Palmer amaranth.
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- Ednaldo A Borgato
- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, United States
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- Syngenta Crop Protection, Garden Plain, Kansas 67050, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, United States
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Wei S, Zhao Z, Chen Y, Li Z, Huang Y, Zhang H, Ji Z. N-benzyl-2-methoxy-5-propargyloxybenzoamides, a new type of bleaching herbicides targeting the biosynthesis pathway of plastoquinone. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2023; 79:5087-5095. [PMID: 37559430 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Previously, the herbicidal activity of N-benzyl-2-methoxybenzamides was discovered during a random screening program in our laboratory. The chemicals resulted in bleaching effect of newly grown leaves by interfering with the biosynthesis of β-carotene in plant. RESULTS A total of 28 benzamides were synthesized and subjected for the evaluation of herbicidal activity. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) showed that introducing propargyloxy group at 5-position of benzoyl-benzene ring and fluorine or methyl group at 3- or 4-position of benzyl-benzene ring is beneficial for the activity. Post-emergence herbicidal activities of compounds 406 and 412 were comparable to those of mesotrione and diflufenican. Studies on MOA showed that 406 decreased the level of both β-carotene and plastoquinone (PQ) in treated plants. The bleaching effect in green alga caused by 406 could be reversed by supplying exogenous homogentisic acid (HGA), the precursor of plastoquinone. CONCLUSION N-benzyl-2-methoxy-5-propargyloxybenzoamides were discovered as new candidates for bleaching herbicides. Preliminary investigation on mechanism of action (MOA) showed that the title compounds might indirectly interfere with carotenoid biosynthesis by blocking the production of PQ. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Shaopeng Wei
- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory Research & Development on Botanical Pesticides, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory Research & Development on Botanical Pesticides, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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Zhao LX, Hu W, Jiang ZB, Wang JY, Wang K, Gao S, Fu Y, Ye F. Design, Synthesis, and Bioactivity of Novel 2-(Arylformyl)cyclohexane-1,3-dione Derivatives as HPPD Inhibitors. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:17678-17688. [PMID: 37946464 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c04651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase inhibitors (Echinochloa crus-galli 1.13.11.27, HPPD) have gained significant popularity as one of the best-selling herbicides worldwide. To identify highly effective HPPD inhibitors, a rational design approach utilizing bioisosterism was employed to create a series of 2-(arylformyl)cyclohexane-1,3-dione derivatives. A total of 29 novel compounds were synthesized and characterized through various techniques, including IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and HRMS. Evaluation of their inhibitory activity against Arabidopsis thaliana HPPD (AtHPPD) revealed that certain derivatives exhibited superior potency compared to mesotrione (IC50 = 0.204 μM). Initial herbicidal activity tests demonstrated that compounds 27 and 28 were comparable to mesotrione in terms of weed control and crop safety, with compound 28 exhibiting enhanced safety in canola crops. Molecular docking analyses indicated that the quinoline rings of compounds 27 and 28 formed more stable π-π interactions with the amino acid residues Phe-360 and Phe-403 in the active cavity of AtHPPD, surpassing the benzene ring of mesotrione. Molecular dynamics simulations and molecular structure comparisons confirmed the robust binding capabilities of compounds 27 and 28 to AtHPPD. This study provides a valuable reference for the development of novel triketone herbicide structures, serving as a blueprint for future advancements in this field.
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- Li-Xia Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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Ju B, Liu M, Fang Y, Liu L, Pan L. First Report on Resistance to HPPD Herbicides Mediated by Nontarget-Site Mechanisms in the Grass Leptochloa chinensis. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:17669-17677. [PMID: 37889480 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c04323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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The emergence of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) herbicides as efficacious target-site herbicides has been noteworthy. In recent years, only four species of broadleaf weeds have developed resistance due to the long-term widespread use of HPPD herbicides. This study represents the first reported instance of a grass weed exhibiting resistance to HPPD inhibitors. We identified a new HPPD-resistant Chinese sprangletop [Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees] population (R population). At the recommended dose of tripyrasulfone, the inhibition rate of the R population was only half that of the sensitive population (S). The mechanism underlying resistance does not involve target-site resistance triggered by amino acid mutations or depend on disparities within the HPPD INHIBITOR SENSITIVE 1 (HIS1) gene. The impetus for resistance appears to be interlinked with the metabolic activities of cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (P450) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) family genes. Following RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) validation, the study suggests that five P450 genes, CYP71C1, CYP74A2, CYP72A1, CYP84A1, and CYP714C2, alongside a single GST gene GSTF1, may be implicated in the process of metabolic detoxification.
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- Boming Ju
- Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China
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Yang C, Wang H, Duan Y, Bei F, Jia S, Wang J, Wang H, Liu W. Enhanced Herbicide Metabolism and Target-Site Mutations Confer Multiple Resistance to Fomesafen and Nicosulfuron in Amaranthus retroflexus L. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:biology12040592. [PMID: 37106792 PMCID: PMC10135446 DOI: 10.3390/biology12040592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Amaranthus retroflexus L. is a highly competitive broadleaf weed of corn-soybean rotation in northeastern China. In recent years, the herbicide(s) resistance evolution has been threatening its effective management in crop fields. One resistant A. retroflexus (HW-01) population that survived the protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) inhibitor fomesafen and acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitor nicosulfuron applied at their field-recommended rate was collected from a soybean field in Wudalianchi City, Heilongjiang Province. This study aimed to investigate the resistance mechanisms of fomesafen and nicosulfuron and determine the resistance profile of HW-01 to other herbicides. Whole plant dose-response bioassays revealed that HW-01 had evolved resistance to fomesafen (50.7-fold) and nicosulfuron (5.2-fold). Gene sequencing showed that the HW-01 population has a mutation in PPX2 (Arg-128-Gly) and a rare mutation in ALS (Ala-205-Val, eight/twenty mutations/total plants). In vitro enzyme activity assays showed that ALS extracted from the HW-01 plants was less sensitive to nicosulfuron (3.2-fold) than ST-1 plants. Pre-treatment with the cytochrome P450 inhibitors malathion, piperonyl butoxide (PBO), 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole (amitrole), and the GSTs inhibitor 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzofurazan (NBD-Cl) significantly increased fomesafen and nicosulfuron sensitivity in the HW-01 population compared with that of the sensitive (S) population ST-1. Moreover, the rapid fomesafen and nicosulfuron metabolism in the HW-01 plants was also confirmed via HPLC-MS/MS analysis. Furthermore, the HW-01 population showed multiple resistance (MR) to PPO, ALS, and PSII inhibitors, with resistance index (RI) values ranging from 3.8 to 9.6. This study confirmed MR to PPO-, ALS-, and PSII-inhibiting herbicides in the A. retroflexus population HW-01, as well as confirming that the cytochrome P450- and GST-based herbicide metabolic along with TSR mechanisms contribute to their multiple resistance to fomesafen and nicosulfuron.
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- Cheng Yang
- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
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- Tai'an Customs, Tai'an 271000, China
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- Tai'an Customs, Tai'an 271000, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
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Capucho LR, Pereira IV, de Faria AC, Daré JK, da Cunha EFF, Freitas MP. Multivariate image analysis applied to quantitative structure-activity relationships and docking studies of recent hydroxyphenylpyruvate deoxygenase inhibitors. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2023. [PMID: 37021557 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mesotrione is a triketone widely used as an inhibitor of the hydroxyphenylpyruvate deoxygenase (HPPD) enzyme. However, new agrochemicals should be developed continuously to tackle the problem of herbicide resistance. Two sets of mesotrione analogs have been synthesized recently and they have demonstrated successful phytotoxicity against weeds. In this study, these compounds were joined to form a single data set and the HPPD inhibition of this enlarged library of triketones was modeled using multivariate image analysis applied to quantitative structure-activity relationships (MIA-QSAR). Docking studies were also carried out to validate the MIA-QSAR findings and to aid the interpretation of ligand-enzyme interactions responsible for the bioactivity (pIC50 ). RESULTS The MIA-QSAR models based on van der Waals radii (rvdW ), electronegativity (ε), and the rvdW /ε ratio as molecular descriptors were both predictive to an acceptable degree (r2 ≥ 0.80, q2 ≥ 0.68 and r2 pred ≥ 0.68). Subsequently, partial least squares (PLS) regression parameters were applied to predict the pIC50 values of newly proposed derivatives, yielding a few promising agrochemical candidates. The calculated log P for most of these derivatives was found to be higher than that of mesotrione and the library compounds, indicating that they should be less prone to leach out and contaminate groundwater. CONCLUSION Multivariate image analysis descriptors corroborated by docking studies were capable of modeling the herbicidal activities of 68 triketones reliably. Due to the substituent effects at the triketone framework, particularly of a nitro group in R3 , promising analogs could be designed. The P9 proposal demonstrated higher calculated activity and log P than commercial mesotrione. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Luiz R Capucho
- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Brazil
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Dai S, Georgelis N, Bedair M, Hong Y, Qi Q, Larue CT, Sitoula B, Huang W, Krebel B, Shepard M, Su W, Kretzmer K, Dong J, Slewinski T, Berger S, Ellis C, Jerga A, Varagona M. Ectopic expression of a rice triketone dioxygenase gene confers mesotrione tolerance in soybean. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2022; 78:2816-2827. [PMID: 35395133 PMCID: PMC9323515 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Herbicide-resistant weeds pose a challenge to agriculture and food production. New herbicide tolerance traits in crops will provide farmers with more options to effectively manage weeds. Mesotrione, a selective pre- and post-emergent triketone herbicide used in corn production, controls broadleaf and some annual grass weeds via hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibition. Recently, the rice HIS1 gene, responsible for native tolerance to the selective triketone herbicide benzobicyclon, was identified. Expression of HIS1 also confers a modest level of mesotrione resistance in rice. Here we report the use of the HIS1 gene to develop a mesotrione tolerance trait in soybean. RESULTS Conventional soybean is highly sensitive to mesotrione. Ectopic expression of a codon-optimized version of the rice HIS1 gene (TDO) in soybean confers a commercial level of mesotrione tolerance. In TDO transgenic soybean plants, mesotrione is rapidly and locally oxidized into noninhibitory metabolites in leaf tissues directly exposed to the herbicide. These metabolites are further converted into compounds similar to known classes of plant secondary metabolites. This rapid metabolism prevents movement of mesotrione from treated leaves into vulnerable emerging leaves. Minimizing the accumulation of the herbicide in vulnerable emerging leaves protects the function of HPPD and carotenoid biosynthesis more generally while providing tolerance to mesotrione. CONCLUSIONS Mesotrione has a favorable environmental and toxicological profile. The TDO-mediated soybean mesotrione tolerance trait described here provides farmers with a new option to effectively manage difficult-to-control weeds using familiar herbicide chemistry. This trait can also be adapted to other mesotrione-sensitive crops (e.g. cotton) for effective weed management. © 2022 Bayer Crop Science. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Present address:
Current address: Corteva Agriscience9330 Zionsville Road, 306/A2‐727, IndianapolisIN46268United States
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Kubicki M, Giannakopoulos G, Lamshöft M, Dittgen J. Spatially Resolved Investigation of Herbicide-Safener Interaction in Maize ( Zea mays L.) by MALDI-Imaging Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:6368-6376. [PMID: 35583469 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c00768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Monitoring agrochemical distribution within plant tissues delivers significant insights into the adsorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination of agrochemicals. Detection and imaging of the safener cyprosulfamide (CSA) and the herbicide thiencarbazone-methyl (TCM) after micro-droplet application on the surface of maize leaves (Zea mays L.) have been achieved using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI MSI). The agrochemicals were deposited onto the adaxial surface of maize leaves on growing plants, and their uptake, distribution, and metabolism were investigated at four timepoints (3 h, 24 h, 4 days, and 7 days) to assess the influence of CSA treatment on TCM metabolism. MALDI MSI visualized significant changes for the metabolism of TCM after 24 h. Although TCM metabolism was detected neither in the control without the safener nor in the approach with CSA on the second leaf, the co-application on the same leaf showed significant metabolism of the herbicide by detecting the metabolite N-demethylated TCM. These findings suggest that safener protection against herbicide injury is a rapid process in which CSA and TCM need to be present in the same tissues. This study showcases the use of MALDI MSI to visualize and analyze indirect interactions of two substances in planta.
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- Michael Kubicki
- Crop Science Division, Environmental Safety─Metabolism & Kinetics, Bayer AG, 40789 Monheim am Rhein, Germany
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- Crop Protection Group, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU Newcastle Upon Tyne, U.K
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- Crop Science Division, Environmental Safety─Metabolism & Kinetics, Bayer AG, 40789 Monheim am Rhein, Germany
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- Crop Science Division, Weed Control Research, Bayer AG, 65926 Frankfurt, Germany
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Concepcion JCT, Kaundun SS, Morris JA, Hutchings S, Strom SA, Lygin AV, Riechers DE. Resistance to a nonselective 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase-inhibiting herbicide via novel reduction-dehydration-glutathione conjugation in Amaranthus tuberculatus. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 232:2089-2105. [PMID: 34480751 PMCID: PMC9292532 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Metabolic resistance to 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD)-inhibiting herbicides is a threat in controlling waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) in the USA. We investigated resistance mechanisms to syncarpic acid-3 (SA3), a nonselective, noncommercial HPPD-inhibiting herbicide metabolically robust to Phase I oxidation, in multiple-herbicide-resistant (MHR) waterhemp populations (SIR and NEB) and HPPD inhibitor-sensitive populations (ACR and SEN). Dose-response experiments with SA3 provided ED50 -based resistant : sensitive ratios of at least 18-fold. Metabolism experiments quantifying parent SA3 remaining in excised leaves during a time course indicated MHR populations displayed faster rates of SA3 metabolism compared to HPPD inhibitor-sensitive populations. SA3 metabolites were identified via LC-MS-based untargeted metabolomics in whole plants. A Phase I metabolite, likely generated by cytochrome P450-mediated alkyl hydroxylation, was detected but was not associated with resistance. A Phase I metabolite consistent with ketone reduction followed by water elimination was detected, creating a putative α,β-unsaturated carbonyl resembling a Michael acceptor site. A Phase II glutathione-SA3 conjugate was associated with resistance. Our results revealed a novel reduction-dehydration-GSH conjugation detoxification mechanism. SA3 metabolism in MHR waterhemp is thus atypical compared to commercial HPPD-inhibiting herbicides. This previously uncharacterized detoxification mechanism presents a unique opportunity for future biorational design by blocking known sites of herbicide metabolism in weeds.
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- Herbicide BioscienceSyngentaJealott’s Hill International Research CentreBracknell,RG42 6EYUK
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- Herbicide BioscienceSyngentaJealott’s Hill International Research CentreBracknell,RG42 6EYUK
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- Herbicide BioscienceSyngentaJealott’s Hill International Research CentreBracknell,RG42 6EYUK
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- Department of Crop SciencesUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
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- Department of Crop SciencesUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
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- Department of Crop SciencesUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignUrbanaIL61801USA
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Murphy BP, Beffa R, Tranel PJ. Genetic architecture underlying HPPD-inhibitor resistance in a Nebraska Amaranthus tuberculatus population. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2021; 77:4884-4891. [PMID: 34272808 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Amaranthus tuberculatus is a problematic weed species in Midwest USA agricultural systems. Inhibitors of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) are an important chemistry for weed management in numerous cropping systems. Here, we characterize the genetic architecture underlying the HPPD-inhibitor resistance trait in an A. tuberculatus population (NEB). RESULTS Dose-response studies of an F1 generation identified HPPD-inhibitor resistance as a dominant trait with a resistance factor of 15.0-21.1 based on dose required for 50% growth reduction. Segregation analysis in a pseudo-F2 generation determined the trait is moderately heritable (H2 = 0.556) and complex. Bulk segregant analysis and validation with molecular markers identified two quantitative trait loci (QTL), one on each of Scaffold 4 and 12. CONCLUSIONS Resistance to HPPD inhibitors is a complex, largely dominant trait within the NEB population. Two large-effect QTL were identified controlling HPPD-inhibitor resistance in A. tuberculatus. This is the first QTL mapping study to characterize herbicide resistance in a weedy species.
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- Brent P Murphy
- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Division of Crop Science, Bayer AG, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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González-Torralva F, Norsworthy JK. Understanding Resistance Mechanisms to Trifluralin in an Arkansas Palmer Amaranth Population. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12081225. [PMID: 34440399 PMCID: PMC8394034 DOI: 10.3390/genes12081225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson (Palmer amaranth) is considered a problematic and troublesome weed species in many crops in the USA, partly because of its ability to evolve resistance to herbicides. In this study, we explored the mechanism of resistance in a trifluralin-resistant A. palmeri accession collected from Arkansas, USA. Dose-response assays using agar plates demonstrated an EC50 (effective concentration that reduces root length by 50%) of 1.02 µM trifluralin compared to 0.39 µM obtained in the susceptible accession. Thus, under these conditions, the resistant accession required 2.6 times more trifluralin to inhibit root length by 50%. Seeds in the presence or absence of the cytochrome P450-inhibitior malathion displayed a differential response with no significant influence on root length, suggesting that resistance is not P450-mediated. In addition, application of 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzofurazan (NBD-Cl), a glutathione S-transferase (GST) inhibitor, showed significant differences in root length, indicating that GSTs are most likely involved in the resistance mechanism. Sequencing of α- and β-tubulin genes revealed no single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) previously described between accessions. In addition, relative gene copy number of α- and β-tubulin genes were estimated; however, both resistant and susceptible accessions displayed similar gene copy numbers. Overall, our results revealed that GST-mediated metabolism contributes to trifluralin resistance in this A. palmeri accession from Arkansas.
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Wang H, Wang L, Zhang X, Bai S, Jin T, Liu W, Wang J. Unravelling Phytotoxicity and Mode of Action of Tripyrasulfone, a Novel Herbicide. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:7168-7177. [PMID: 34152147 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c01294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Tripyrasulfone is a novel herbicide post-emergence applied in paddy fields. In this study, tripyrasulfone phytotoxicity and its mode of action were investigated. Within 3-7 days after treatment (DAT), tripyrasulfone caused strong bleaching symptoms on newly developed leaves of Echinochloa crus-galli followed by necrosis prior to death within 14 DAT. By investigating pigment composition, photosynthetic activity and energy dissipation of E. crus-galli treated with tripyrasulfone, the accumulation of phytoene and significant decreases in total carotenoids were observed; the photosystem II complex (PSII) reaction center and PSII-PSI electron transport chain were damaged; and the non-photochemical energy quenching and reactive oxygen species were significantly increased. Based on the reversion of bleaching symptoms in treated Spirodela polyrrhiza by the addition of homogentisic acid, it was hypothesized that tripyrasulfone blocks the biosynthesis of HGA, possibly by the inhibition of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD). However, based on its chemical structure, tripyrasulfone may tend to be hydrolyzed in plants. Indeed, the hydrolyzed tripyrasulfone (HDT) inhibited the activity of HPPD from Arabidopsis thaliana produced by Escherichia coli, which was approximately 6 times less effective than mesotrione. Molecular docking showed that the HDT formed a stable bidentate interaction with the active center Fe2+ chelation of A. thaliana HPPD.
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- Hengzhi Wang
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology and Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology and Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology and Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, PR China
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- College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266000, PR China
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- Qingdao Kingagroot Chemical Compound Co., Ltd., Qingdao 266000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology and Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology and Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, PR China
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Wang ZW, Zhao LX, Ma P, Ye T, Fu Y, Ye F. Fragments recombination, design, synthesis, safener activity and CoMFA model of novel substituted dichloroacetylphenyl sulfonamide derivatives. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2021; 77:1724-1738. [PMID: 33236407 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Isoxaflutole (IXF), as a kind of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibitor, has been widely used in many kinds of plants. IXF can cause injury in corn including leaf and stem bleaching, plant height reduction or stunting, and reduced crop stand. Safeners are co-applied with herbicides to protect crops without compromising weed control efficacy. With the ultimate goal of addressing Zea mays injury caused by IXF, a series of novel substituted dichloroacetylphenyl sulfonamide derivatives was designed on the basis of scaffold hopping and active substructure splicing. RESULTS A total of 35 compounds were synthesized via acylation reactions. All the compounds were characterized by infrared (IR), proton and carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance (1 H-NMR and 13 C-NMR), and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS). The configuration of compound II-1 was confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The bioassay results showed that all the title compounds displayed remarkable protection against IXF via improved content of carotenoid. Especially compound II-1 which possessed better glutathione transferases (GSTs) activity and carotenoid content than the contrast safener cyprosulfamide (CSA). All the satisfied parameters suggested that the Comparative Molecular Field Analysis (CoMFA) model was reliable and stable [with a cross-validated coefficient (q2 ) = 0.527, r2 = 0.995, r2 pred = 0.931]. The molecular docking simulation indicated that the compound II-1 and CSA could compete with diketonitrile (DKN) at the active site of HPPD, which is a hydrolyzed product of IXF in plants, causing the herbicide to be ineffective. CONCLUSIONS The present work revealed that the compound II-1 deserves further attention as the candidate structure of safeners. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Zi-Wei Wang
- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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Pandian BA, Varanasi A, Vennapusa AR, Sathishraj R, Lin G, Zhao M, Tunnell M, Tesso T, Liu S, Prasad PVV, Jugulam M. Characterization, Genetic Analyses, and Identification of QTLs Conferring Metabolic Resistance to a 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Dioxygenase Inhibitor in Sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:596581. [PMID: 33362828 PMCID: PMC7756693 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.596581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Postemergence grass weed control continues to be a major challenge in grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench], primarily due to lack of herbicide options registered for use in this crop. The development of herbicide-resistant sorghum technology to facilitate broad-spectrum postemergence weed control can be an economical and viable solution. The 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase-inhibitor herbicides (e.g., mesotrione or tembotrione) can control a broad spectrum of weeds including grasses, which, however, are not registered for postemergence application in sorghum due to crop injury. In this study, we identified two tembotrione-resistant sorghum genotypes (G-200, G-350) and one susceptible genotype (S-1) by screening 317 sorghum lines from a sorghum association panel (SAP). These tembotrione-resistant and tembotrione-susceptible genotypes were evaluated in a tembotrione dose-response [0, 5.75, 11.5, 23, 46, 92 (label recommended dose), 184, 368, and 736 g ai ha-1] assay. Compared with S-1, the genotypes G-200 and G-350 exhibited 10- and seven fold more resistance to tembotrione, respectively. To understand the inheritance of tembotrione-resistant trait, crosses were performed using S-1 and G-200 or G-350 to generate F1 and F2 progeny. The F1 and F2 progeny were assessed for their response to tembotrione treatment. Genetic analyses of the F1 and F2 progeny demonstrated that the tembotrione resistance in G-200 and G-350 is a partially dominant polygenic trait. Furthermore, cytochrome P450 (CYP)-inhibitor assay using malathion and piperonyl butoxide suggested possible CYP-mediated metabolism of tembotrione in G-200 and G-350. Genotype-by-sequencing based quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping revealed QTLs associated with tembotrione resistance in G-200 and G-350 genotypes. Overall, the genotypes G-200 and G-350 confer a high level of metabolic resistance to tembotrione and controlled by a polygenic trait. There is an enormous potential to introgress the tembotrione resistance into breeding lines to develop agronomically desirable sorghum hybrids.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
- Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
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Rani N, Duhan A, Tomar D. Ultimate fate of herbicide tembotrione and its metabolite TCMBA in soil. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 203:111023. [PMID: 32888592 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Tembotrione is a triketone group herbicide having worldwide applications for weed management in maize. It is considered to be less stable in the environment and its degradation products may have toxicological consequences due to longer persistence and off-site movements. We studied the persistence behavior and leaching potential of tembotrione and its major metabolite TCMBA in clay loam and sandy loam soils having different physico-chemical properties. The rapid transformation of parent tembotrione to degradation products and their high interactions with soil provided challenging task of residues separation from complex soil matrix. Therefore, a novel sample preparation method (modified QuEChERS) was optimized for trace estimation of tembotrione and TCMBA which offered 86.6-95.6% recoveries with limit of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) as 0.001 and 0.003 μg/g, respectively in both soils without any matrix interference. A first order dissipation kinetics was followed by tembotrione and TCMBA residues with half-life ranged from 7.2 to 13.4 days in both soils. Residues reached below detectable limit on 45-60 days after treatments in two application doses. Leaching experiment revealed maximum retention of tembotrione residues from 15 to 25 cm depth in both soils whereas TCMBA show appreciable leaching potential. It was concluded that tembotrione can be phytotoxic to the succeeding crops if applied at late post-emergence stage. TCMBA can contaminate surface and ground water due to continuous and prolonged use of tembotrione particularly in light textured soils.
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- Naincy Rani
- Department of Chemistry, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, India; Department of Agronomy, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, India.
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- Department of Soil Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, India.
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Meyer CJ, Peter F, Norsworthy JK, Beffa R. Uptake, translocation, and metabolism of glyphosate, glufosinate, and dicamba mixtures in Echinochloa crus-galli and Amaranthus palmeri. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2020; 76:3078-3087. [PMID: 32281195 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. and Amaranthus palmeri S. Wats are two common and problematic weeds prevalent across the Midsouth of the USA. Herbicide absorption, translocation, and metabolism were investigated as potential sources of herbicide antagonism on A. palmeri and E. crus-galli using 14 C-labeled herbicides. Three 14 C-labeled herbicides, glyphosate, glufosinate, and dicamba, were utilized individually in separate experiments. RESULTS Uptake of 14 C-glyphosate in E. crus-galli was 15% of the total applied radioactivity for glyphosate/glufosinate (897 + 595 g a.i./a.e. ha-1 ) compared to 25% for glyphosate alone. Similarly, uptake of 14 C-glyphosate in A. palmeri reduced by 10% when applied with glufosinate. Applying glyphosate/dicamba (897/560 g a.e. ha-1 ) reduced 14 C-glyphosate uptake in both species. In the 14 C-glufosinate experiment, both species absorbed less 14 C-glufosinate when mixed with glyphosate compared to glufosinate alone. No metabolic degradation of glyphosate was observed in either species. E. crus-galli metabolized dicamba 23 times faster than A. palmeri. When glufosinate was applied with dicamba, metabolic degradation of 14 C-dicamba was limited in both species. For example, 99.9% of the applied radioactivity was recovered in A. palmeri as the parent compound when 14 C-glufosinate dicamba was applied with glufosinate, compared to 95.7% for dicamba alone. CONCLUSION These findings demonstrate absorption, translocation, or metabolism of dicamba, glufosinate, and glyphosate can be affected by mixing with another herbicide. As mixing two herbicides is often a critical component of resistance management, careful investigation into the performance of these mixtures in the field is needed. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Chris J Meyer
- Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Bayer AG, Division CropScience, Weed Resistance Research, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Bayer AG, Division CropScience, Weed Resistance Research, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Gaines TA, Duke SO, Morran S, Rigon CAG, Tranel PJ, Küpper A, Dayan FE. Mechanisms of evolved herbicide resistance. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:10307-10330. [PMID: 32430396 PMCID: PMC7383398 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.rev120.013572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The widely successful use of synthetic herbicides over the past 70 years has imposed strong and widespread selection pressure, leading to the evolution of herbicide resistance in hundreds of weed species. Both target-site resistance (TSR) and nontarget-site resistance (NTSR) mechanisms have evolved to most herbicide classes. TSR often involves mutations in genes encoding the protein targets of herbicides, affecting the binding of the herbicide either at or near catalytic domains or in regions affecting access to them. Most of these mutations are nonsynonymous SNPs, but polymorphisms in more than one codon or entire codon deletions have also evolved. Some herbicides bind multiple proteins, making the evolution of TSR mechanisms more difficult. Increased amounts of protein target, by increased gene expression or by gene duplication, are an important, albeit less common, TSR mechanism. NTSR mechanisms include reduced absorption or translocation and increased sequestration or metabolic degradation. The mechanisms that can contribute to NTSR are complex and often involve genes that are members of large gene families. For example, enzymes involved in herbicide metabolism-based resistances include cytochromes P450, GSH S-transferases, glucosyl and other transferases, aryl acylamidase, and others. Both TSR and NTSR mechanisms can combine at the individual level to produce higher resistance levels. The vast array of herbicide-resistance mechanisms for generalist (NTSR) and specialist (TSR and some NTSR) adaptations that have evolved over a few decades illustrate the evolutionary resilience of weed populations to extreme selection pressures. These evolutionary processes drive herbicide and herbicide-resistant crop development and resistance management strategies.
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- Todd A Gaines
- Agricultural Biology Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- National Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, USA
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- Agricultural Biology Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Agricultural Biology Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Bayer AG, CropScience Division, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Agricultural Biology Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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Lu H, Yu Q, Han H, Owen MJ, Powles SB. Evolution of resistance to HPPD-inhibiting herbicides in a wild radish population via enhanced herbicide metabolism. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2020; 76:1929-1937. [PMID: 31854080 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Revised: 12/14/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Relatively new herbicides that target 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) are now available for use on the world's great grain crops (rice, wheat, corn and soybean) and for other uses. With widespread and persistent use of HPPD-inhibiting herbicides, the evolution of HPPD-inhibiting herbicide resistant weeds is inevitable. Currently, resistance to HPPD-inhibiting herbicides is known in two weed species, waterhemp and Palmer amaranth. Here, we report a HPPD-inhibiting herbicide resistant wild radish population from the Western Australia grain belt. This population was not selected with HPPD-inhibiting herbicides, rather it evolved resistance to earlier used herbicides with different modes of action and exhibits cross-resistance to HPPD-inhibiting herbicides. RESULTS Dose-response experiments showed the resistant (R) population exhibits 4 to 6.5-fold resistance to the HPPD-inhibiting herbicides mesotrione, tembotrione and isoxaflutole, compared to the susceptible (S) population. This resistance is not target-site based as cloning of full coding sequences of the HPPD genes from S and R plants did not reveal resistance-endowing single nucleotide polymorphisms. The HPPD gene expression levels are similar in S and R plants. In addition, no differences in [14 C]-mesotrione uptake and translocation were observed in the S and R plants. However, the time required for R plants to metabolise 50% [14 C]-mesotrione is 7.7-fold faster than for the S plants. CONCLUSION We confirm resistance to HPPD-inhibiting herbicides exists in a population of the economically damaging global weed wild radish. The resistance in this population is due to a non-target-site based enhanced rate of herbicide metabolism. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Huan Lu
- Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative, School of Agriculture and Environment, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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- Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative, School of Agriculture and Environment, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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- Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative, School of Agriculture and Environment, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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- Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative, School of Agriculture and Environment, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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- Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative, School of Agriculture and Environment, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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Fu Y, Zhang D, Zhang SQ, Liu YX, Guo YY, Wang MX, Gao S, Zhao LX, Ye F. Discovery of N-Aroyl Diketone/Triketone Derivatives as Novel 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Dioxygenase Inhibiting-Based Herbicides. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:11839-11847. [PMID: 31589436 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b01412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD, EC 1.13.11.27) is an important target site for discovering new bleaching herbicides. To explore novel HPPD inhibitors with excellent herbicidal activity, a series of novel N-aroyl diketone/triketone derivatives were rationally designed by splicing active groups and bioisosterism. Bioassays revealed that most of these derivatives displayed preferable herbicidal activity against Echinochloa crus-galli (EC) at 0.045 mmol/m2 and Abutilon juncea (AJ) at 0.090 mmol/m2. In particular, compound I-f was more potent compared to the commercialized compound mesotrione. Molecular docking indicated that the corresponding active molecules of target compounds and mesotrione shared similar interplay with surrounding residues, which led to a perfect interaction with the active site of Arabidopsis thaliana HPPD.
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- Ying Fu
- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science , Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin , Heilongjiang 150030 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science , Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin , Heilongjiang 150030 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science , Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin , Heilongjiang 150030 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science , Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin , Heilongjiang 150030 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science , Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin , Heilongjiang 150030 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science , Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin , Heilongjiang 150030 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science , Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin , Heilongjiang 150030 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science , Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin , Heilongjiang 150030 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science , Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin , Heilongjiang 150030 , People's Republic of China
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Non-Target-Site Resistance to Herbicides: Recent Developments. PLANTS 2019; 8:plants8100417. [PMID: 31618956 PMCID: PMC6843234 DOI: 10.3390/plants8100417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Non-target-site resistance (NTSR) to herbicides in weeds can be conferred as a result of the alteration of one or more physiological processes, including herbicide absorption, translocation, sequestration, and metabolism. The mechanisms of NTSR are generally more complex to decipher than target-site resistance (TSR) and can impart cross-resistance to herbicides with different modes of action. Metabolism-based NTSR has been reported in many agriculturally important weeds, although reduced translocation and sequestration of herbicides has also been found in some weeds. This review focuses on summarizing the recent advances in our understanding of the physiological, biochemical, and molecular basis of NTSR mechanisms found in weed species. Further, the importance of examining the co-existence of TSR and NTSR for the same herbicide in the same weed species and influence of environmental conditions in the altering and selection of NTSR is also discussed. Knowledge of the prevalence of NTSR mechanisms and co-existing TSR and NTSR in weeds is crucial for designing sustainable weed management strategies to discourage the further evolution and selection of herbicide resistance in weeds.
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Hawkes TR, Langford MP, Viner R, Blain RE, Callaghan FM, Mackay EA, Hogg BV, Singh S, Dale RP. Characterization of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenases, inhibition by herbicides and engineering for herbicide tolerance in crops. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 156:9-28. [PMID: 31027586 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2019.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxgenase (HPPD) enzymes from rat and from several plants contained only about a single inhibitor-binding active site per dimer which matched the content of iron in the purified Arabidopsis thaliana and Avena sativa enzymes. The dimeric HPPDs were about 10 fold more catalytically active than the tetrameric P. fluorescens enzyme with kcat/KmHPP values ranging from 0.8 to 2.5 s-1 μM-1. Most were also highly sensitive to herbicides with, for example, Ki values for mesotrione ranging from 25 to 100 pM. Curiously HPPDs from cool climate grasses were much less herbicide-sensitive. When likewise expressed in Nicotinia tabacum, Avena sativa HPPD, Ki value of 11 nM for mesotrione, conferred far greater tolerance to mesotrione (CallistoTM) than did any of the more sensitive HPPDs. Targeted mutagenesis of the Avena HPPD led to the discovery of 4 mutations imparting improved inherent tolerance, defined as the ratio of Ki to KmHPP, by about 16 fold without any loss of catalytic activity. The Nicotinia line with the highest expression of this quadruple mutant exhibited substantial resistance even up to a 3 kg/ha post-emergence application of mesotrione. The maximum observed expression level of heterologous plant HPPDs in tobacco was ca. 0.35% of the total soluble protein whereas the endogenous tobacco HPPD constituted only ca. 0.00075%. At such high expression even HPPDs with impaired catalytic activity could be effective. A quintuple mutant Avena sativa HPPD conferred substantial tolerance across a broad range of HPPD herbicide chemistries despite being only ca. 5 % as catalytically active as the wild type enzyme. Testing various wild type and mutant HPPDs in tobacco revealed that tolerance to field rates of herbicide generally requires about two order of magnitude increases in both inherent herbicide tolerance and expression relative to endogenous levels. This double hurdle may explain why target-site based resistance to HPPD-inhibiting herbicides has been slow to evolve in weeds.
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- Tim R Hawkes
- Syngenta Ltd., Jealott's Hill Research Centre, Bracknell RG426EY, United Kingdom
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- Syngenta Ltd., Jealott's Hill Research Centre, Bracknell RG426EY, United Kingdom
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- Syngenta Ltd., Jealott's Hill Research Centre, Bracknell RG426EY, United Kingdom
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- Syngenta Ltd., Jealott's Hill Research Centre, Bracknell RG426EY, United Kingdom
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- Syngenta Ltd., Jealott's Hill Research Centre, Bracknell RG426EY, United Kingdom
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- Syngenta Ltd., Jealott's Hill Research Centre, Bracknell RG426EY, United Kingdom
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- Syngenta Ltd., Jealott's Hill Research Centre, Bracknell RG426EY, United Kingdom
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- Syngenta Ltd., Jealott's Hill Research Centre, Bracknell RG426EY, United Kingdom
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- Syngenta Ltd., Jealott's Hill Research Centre, Bracknell RG426EY, United Kingdom.
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Lu H, Yu Q, Han H, Owen MJ, Powles SB. Metribuzin Resistance in a Wild Radish ( Raphanus raphanistrum) Population via Both psbA Gene Mutation and Enhanced Metabolism. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:1353-1359. [PMID: 30640451 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b05974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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There have been many studies on target-site resistance (TSR) to PSII-inhibiting herbicides, but only a few on the non-target-site resistance (NTSR). Here, we reported both TSR and NTSR to metribuzin in a wild radish population. Dose-response studies revealed a higher level of resistance to metribuzin in the resistant (R) compared to the susceptible (S) population. Sequencing of the target psbA gene revealed the known Ser-264-Gly mutation in R plants. In addition, a higher level of [14C]-metribuzin metabolism and, consequently, a lower level of [14C] translocation were also detected in the R plants. These results demonstrated that both psbA gene mutation and enhanced metabolism contribute to metribuzin resistance in this wild radish population. Furthermore, this resistant population showed resistance to ALS-inhibiting herbicides due to multiple ALS gene mutations. This is the first report in wild radish of metabolic herbicide resistance, in addition to the target-site psbA gene mutation.
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- Huan Lu
- Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative, School of Agriculture and Environment , University of Western Australia , Perth WA 6009 , Australia
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- Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative, School of Agriculture and Environment , University of Western Australia , Perth WA 6009 , Australia
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- Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative, School of Agriculture and Environment , University of Western Australia , Perth WA 6009 , Australia
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- Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative, School of Agriculture and Environment , University of Western Australia , Perth WA 6009 , Australia
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- Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative, School of Agriculture and Environment , University of Western Australia , Perth WA 6009 , Australia
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Gaines TA, Shaner DL, Dayan FE. Introduction to Pest Management Science special issue for GHRC 2017. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2018; 74:2209-2210. [PMID: 30203449 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Lygin AV, Kaundun SS, Morris JA, Mcindoe E, Hamilton AR, Riechers DE. Metabolic Pathway of Topramezone in Multiple-Resistant Waterhemp ( Amaranthus tuberculatus) Differs From Naturally Tolerant Maize. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1644. [PMID: 30519248 PMCID: PMC6258821 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Waterhemp [Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) Sauer] is a problematic dicot weed in maize, soybean, and cotton production in the United States. Waterhemp has evolved resistance to several commercial herbicides that inhibit the 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate-dioxygenase (HPPD) enzyme in sensitive dicots, and research to date has shown that HPPD-inhibitor resistance is conferred by rapid oxidative metabolism of the parent compound in resistant populations. Mesotrione and tembotrione (both triketones) have been used exclusively to study HPPD-inhibitor resistance mechanisms in waterhemp and a related species, A. palmeri (S. Wats.), but the commercial HPPD inhibitor topramezone (a pyrazolone) has not been investigated from a mechanistic standpoint despite numerous reports of cross-resistance in the field and greenhouse. The first objective of our research was to determine if two multiple herbicide-resistant (MHR) waterhemp populations (named NEB and SIR) metabolize topramezone more rapidly than two HPPD inhibitor-sensitive waterhemp populations (named SEN and ACR). Our second objective was to determine if initial topramezone metabolite(s) detected in MHR waterhemp are qualitatively different than those formed in maize. An excised leaf assay and whole-plant study investigated initial rates of topramezone metabolism (<24 h) and identified topramezone metabolites at 48 hours after treatment (HAT), respectively, in the four waterhemp populations and maize. Results indicated both MHR waterhemp populations metabolized more topramezone than the sensitive (SEN) population at 6 HAT, while only the SIR population metabolized more topramezone than SEN at 24 HAT. Maize metabolized more topramezone than any waterhemp population at each time point examined. LC-MS analysis of topramezone metabolites at 48 HAT showed maize primarily formed desmethyl and benzoic acid metabolites, as expected based on published reports, whereas SIR formed two putative hydroxylated metabolites. Subsequent LC-MS/MS analyses identified both hydroxytopramezone metabolites in SIR as different hydroxylation products of the isoxazole ring, which were also present in maize 48 HAT but at very low levels. These results indicate that SIR initially metabolizes and detoxifies topramezone in a different manner than tolerant maize.
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- Anatoli V. Lygin
- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Syngenta, Jealott’s Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, United Kingdom
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- Syngenta, Jealott’s Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, United Kingdom
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- Syngenta, Jealott’s Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, United States
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
- *Correspondence: Dean E. Riechers,
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