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Resistance to acetolactate synthase-inhibiting herbicides in Sonchus oleraceus, Sisymbrium orientale and Brassica tournefortii / Peter Boutsalis.

Bibliography: leaves 147-163. / ix, 164 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / The aim of this thesis is to confirm the resistance status of three purported resistant weed species by herbicide screening of outdoor pot grown plants. Field experiments are set up to investigate changes in dormancy and seedbank life of the resistant populations over a three year period. After determining the herbicide resistance spectrum of the resistant biotypes, genetic crosses between resistant and susceptible plants are performed to follow the mode of inheritance of acetolactate synthase (ALS) resistance. "In vitro" ALS enzyme assays in the presence of various herbicides are carried out to reveal a modified ALS enzyme as the main mechanism of resistance in all cases. A molecular investigation of the ALS gene is performed to identify mutations responsible for endowing a resistant enzyme. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Crop Protection, 1996

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/279862
Date January 1996
CreatorsBoutsalis, Peter
Source SetsAustraliasian Digital Theses Program
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish

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