Lentil is a poor competitor of weeds and its sensitivity to herbicides is a major hurdle for large scale production. The present study was conducted to select herbicide resistant lentil genotypes through seed mutagenesis. Seeds of three advanced lentil genotypes (LPP 11001, LPP 11100 and LPP 11116) were treated with two different concentrations of ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS; 0.1 and 0.2%), hyd...

Data on individual exposure to 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) in herbicide production plants are limited. Hence, the urinary excretion of this herbicide was measured during a five year (1985-1989) biological monitoring study of 27 men and 18 women employees exposed during the production and formulation of 2,4-D and related sodium and dimethylamine salts. In separate studies, specimens o...

Interactions between herbicides and vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi are little-known but may differentially affect the development of tolerant and susceptible plants. We conducted this greenhouse study to determine if VAM fungi modify the effects of the herbicide bentazon (3isopropyllH-2 ,1 ,3-benzothid iaz in(4)3H-one 2,2-dioxide) on soybean (Glyc ine max (L.) Merr.) and common co...

3 Alachlor [2-chloro-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-N-(methoxymethyl)acetamide] is a 4 widely used herbicide that has been identified as a groundwater contaminant. Several 5 slow-release formulations (SRFs) of this herbicide have been examined for their 6 capacity to reduce its leaching and enhance weed control. A field experiment was 7 performed to determine alachlor leaching and bioefficacy in: (i) a ...

Fluorescent dye was applied concurrently with triclopyr in two 6.5-ha treatment plots in Lake Minnetonka, MN for data collection to support full aquatic registration of this herbicide. The herbicide and dye mixture was applied by airboat to Phelps Bay with weighted, trailing hoses to maximize uniform distribution of these materials in the water column. A surface application was made to the Cars...

We investigated the molecular bases for resistance to several classes of herbicides that bind tubulins in green foxtail (Setaria viridis L. Beauv.). We identified two alpha- and two beta-tubulin genes in green foxtail. Sequence comparison between resistant and sensitive plants revealed two mutations, a leucine-to-phenylalanine change at position 136 and a threonine-to-isoleucine change at posit...

Ecological theory predicts that fitness costs of herbicide resistance should lead to the reduced relative abundance of resistant populations upon the cessation of herbicide use. This greenhouse research investigated the potential fitness costs of two multiple herbicide resistant (MHR) wild oat (Avena fatua) populations, an economically important weed that affects cereal and pulse crop productio...

Imazosulfuron is a new herbicide recently labeled in drilland water-seeded rice under the trade name LeagueTM. Research was conducted to understand the best fit for imazosulfuron in Arkansas rice culture, prior to its anticipated launch in 2011. Specifically, research was conducted (a) to understand the influence of application rate and timing on control, (b) to evaluate the effectiveness of im...

Herbicide resistance in weeds is an evolutionary process. Although there a great global diversity of weeds, independent origins herbicide evolution have been shown to converge into similar molecular and physiological mechanisms geographically distant weed populations. Amaranthus species extraordinary ability evolve invade new environments at scale, which represents opportunity for identifying a...