Early Vigor and ozone response in horseweed (Conyza canadensis) biotypes differing in glyphosate resistance

Author(s): Grantz, DA (Grantz, David A.) ; Shrestha, A (Shrestha, Anil) ; Vu, HB (Vu, Hal-Bang) Source: WEED SCIENCE Volume: 56 Issue: 2 Pages: 224-230 DOI: 10.1614/WS-07130.1 Published: MAR-APR 2008 Times Cited: 13 (from Web of Science) Cited References: 55 [ view related records ] Citation Map
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Abstract: Horseweed has become increasingly difficult to control in the San Joaquin Valley (SJV) of California. Resistance to glyphosate may not fully explain the quasi-invasive behavior of this native species. We contrast glyphosate-resistant (GR) and glyphosate-susceptible (GS) horseweed biotypes for vigor during the vegetative stage and for resistance to ozone (O-3)The SJV is impacted by O-3 air pollution, which could be a factor in competitiveness of GR vs. GS. Both biotypes were exposed during the seedling and vegetative stages of rosette development to a range of O-3 concentrations in greenhouse exposure chambers. Leaf injury was evaluated visually and biomass production and allocation destructively. In O-3-free air, the GR biotype exhibited fewer foliar lesions, more vigorous growth, and 40% greater biomass than the GS biotype. The slope of the response to O-3 was greater in the GR than in the GS biotype, implying greater relative sensitivity to O-3. This was due to greater vigor at low O-3, as the biotypes performed similarly at high O-3. The competitive advantage of the GR biotype may be reduced in polluted environments. There appeared to be no linkage between the evolution of resistances to O-3 and to glyphosate. Accession Number: WOS:000254039400007 Document Type: Article Language: English Author Keywords: earliness; glyphosate; herbicide resistance; rapid evolution KeyWords Plus: PIMA COTTON; YELLOW NUTSEDGE; SULFUR-DIOXIDE; CARBON-DIOXIDE; L. CRONQ.; GROWTH; TRANSLOCATION; IMPACTS; PLANTS; WEEDS Reprint Address: Grantz, DA (reprint author), Univ Calif Riverside, Dept Bot & Plant Sci, Kearney Agr Ctr, Parlier, CA 93648 USA. Addresses: 1. Univ Calif Riverside, Dept Bot & Plant Sci, Kearney Agr Ctr, Parlier, CA 93648 USA 2. Univ Calif Riverside, Air Pollut Res Ctr, Kearney Agr Ctr, Parlier, CA 93648 USA 3. Univ Calif Riverside, Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program, Kearney Agr Ctr, Parlier, CA 93648 USA E-mail Address: david@uckac.edu Publisher: WEED SCI SOC AMER, 810 EAST 10TH ST, LAWRENCE, KS 66044-8897 USA Web of Science Categories: Agronomy; Plant Sciences Research Areas: Agriculture; Plant Sciences IDS Number: 274YT ISSN: 0043-1745