Super Weeds - A Threat to Herbicide Tolerant Crops
Gobikashri N.*
Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (641 114), India
Kousalya A.
Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (641 114), India
Jennifer Flora G.
Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (641 114), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Genetically modified plants, Herbicide tolerant crop, Super weeds, Wild mustard
Abstract
As a result of public concerns, GM plants may be able to satisfy the needs of an expanding population. GM plants are created to acquire advantageous characteristics like insect and disease resistance, herbicide tolerance, and others. In India, weeds are responsible for around one-third of crop output losses. Weed management became easier and more energy-efficient with the advent of herbicides. The chemical weed management approach has quickly spread around the world and emerged as one of the most efficient instruments to manage weeds due to its low cost and quick performance. Unfortunately, the current situation's emergence of herbicide resistance poses a threat to this essential technique. Herbicide-resistant weeds are weed species that have evolved the capacity to withstand the application of an herbicide that previously controlled them. This leads to the evolution of super weeds.
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