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- Title
Mutation of alpha-tubulin genes in trifluralin-resistant water foxtail ( Alopecurus aequalis).
- Authors
Hashim, Saima; Jan, Asad; Sunohara, Yukari; Hachinohe, Mayumi; Ohdan, Hideki; Matsumoto, Hiroshi
- Abstract
BACKGROUND: Trifluralin-resistant biotypes of water foxtail ( Alopecurus aequalis) have been identified in wheat fields from northern Kyushu, Japan. Water foxtail is a winter-annual grassy weed, causing substantial crop losses. This study reports on mutation in α-tubulin (TUA) genes from water foxtail, the site of action of trifluralin. RESULTS: Two trifluralin-sensitive (S) Chikugo and Ukiha biotypes and four trifluralin-resistant (R) Asakura-1, Asakura-2, Tamana and Tosu biotypes of water foxtail were used for herbicide resistance analysis. R biotypes showed 5.7-30.7-fold trifluralin resistance compared with the S biotypes. No differences in the uptake and translocation of 14C-trifluralin were observed between Chikugo (S) biotype and Asakura-1 (R) biotype. Most of the 14C detected in the plant material was in the root tissue, and no substantial increases were noted in shoot tissues. Comparative TUA sequence analysis revealed two independent single amino acid changes: change of Val into Phe at position 202 in TUA1 and change of Leu into Met at position 125 in TUA3 in Asakura-1 biotype. In the Tamana (R) biotype, two amino acid changes of Leu to Phe at position 136 and Val to Phe at position 202 were observed in the predicted amino acid sequence of TUA1, compared with Chikugo (S) biotype. CONCLUSION: The results provide preliminary molecular explanation for the resistance of water foxtail to trifluralin, a phenomenon that has arisen as a result of repeated exposure to this class of herbicide. This is the first report of α-tubulin mutation in water foxtail and for any Alopecurus species reported in the literature. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry
- Subjects
FOXTAIL (Plants); HERBICIDE resistance; WEED control; PLANT mutation; PESTICIDE content of water; TRIFLURALIN; HERBICIDES
- Publication
Pest Management Science, 2012, Vol 68, Issue 3, p422
- ISSN
1526-498X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ps.2284