Rigid Ryegrass

Reduced Sensitivity to paraquat evolves under selection with low glyphosate doses in lolium rigidum

Roberto Busi weighs seeds in lab

This is the first report of low-dose glyphosate selection causing a shift towards paraquat resistance. Herbicide resistance in weed species is a serious threat to world agriculture. We report rapid resistance evolution in the genetically variable cross-pollinated grass weed Lolium rigidum when recurrently selected with low doses.

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