Crossing abilities of ALS target-site resistant black-grass (Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.)

Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci. 2011;76(3):501-11.

Abstract

Black-grass crossings were conducted outdoor for two successive years in a way to determine the percentage of resistant black-grass that can be engendered in one generation, after the introduction of one target-site resistant individual. After germination, plants were genotyped and couples of resistant and susceptible individuals were formed, then planted outdoor and enclosed with a pollen-proof cloth to avoid any external pollen contamination. Seeds were collected and tested in glasshouses with herbicide spraying. DNA analyses were also performed on surviving plants to distinguish hetero- from homozygotes. The resistance level of the progeny seems to be fairly high and Mendelean distribution is generally confirmed. The offspring of self-crossings was also observed to assess the facultative autogamy ability, according to the genotype and the presence of mutant ALS alleles (position W-574).

MeSH terms

  • Acetolactate Synthase / genetics*
  • Acetolactate Synthase / metabolism
  • Base Sequence
  • Breeding
  • Crosses, Genetic
  • Herbicide Resistance*
  • Herbicides / pharmacology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mutation
  • Plant Proteins / genetics*
  • Plant Proteins / metabolism
  • Poaceae / drug effects
  • Poaceae / enzymology*
  • Poaceae / genetics*

Substances

  • Herbicides
  • Plant Proteins
  • Acetolactate Synthase