Different nontarget-site mechanisms underlie resistance to dicamba and 2,4-D in an Amaranthus tuberculatus population

  • Isabel Schlegel Werle
  • , Lucas Kopecky Bobadilla
  • , Damilola A. Raiyemo
  • , Alexander J. Lopez
  • , Filipi Mesquita Machado
  • , Patrick J. Tranel

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) Sauer (waterhemp) has emerged as one of several weed species that is resistant to synthetic auxin herbicides (SAHs). Among the mechanisms of resistance to SAHs, nontarget-site resistance (NTSR) has been of particular concern owing to its complexity. Here, we integrated linkage mapping with transcriptome analysis to explore NTSR mechanisms to two SAHs, dicamba and 2,4-D, in a multiple-herbicide-resistant A. tuberculatus population (CHR). RESULTS: Phenotypic evaluations of an F2 mapping population indicated a polygenic basis for both dicamba and 2,4-D resistance in CHR. A weak correlation was observed between phenotypic responses to dicamba and 2,4-D treatments. Linkage mapping analyses revealed eight quantitative trait loci (QTL) regions associated with dicamba and 2,4-D resistance mapped to seven A. tuberculatus chromosomes. Together, these QTL regions explained 24.2 and 23.1% of the variation in dicamba- and 2,4-D-resistant phenotypes, respectively. Only one co-localized QTL region was found between the two resistance traits. CONCLUSION: The results of this study demonstrated that resistance to dicamba and 2,4-D in the CHR population is under the control of genes at multiple loci. The weak phenotypic and genetic associations of resistance traits indicate that more than one NTSR mechanism confers resistance to dicamba and 2,4-D in this A. tuberculatus population.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3464-3473
Number of pages10
JournalPest Management Science
Volume81
Issue number7
Early online dateFeb 18 2025
DOIs
StateE-pub ahead of print - Feb 18 2025

Keywords

  • Amaranthus tuberculatus
  • genetic mapping
  • nontarget-site herbicide resistance
  • quantitative trait loci
  • synthetic auxin herbicides

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Insect Science

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