Genome Biology (May 2024)

Current status of community resources and priorities for weed genomics research

  • Jacob Montgomery,
  • Sarah Morran,
  • Dana R. MacGregor,
  • J. Scott McElroy,
  • Paul Neve,
  • Célia Neto,
  • Martin M. Vila-Aiub,
  • Maria Victoria Sandoval,
  • Analia I. Menéndez,
  • Julia M. Kreiner,
  • Longjiang Fan,
  • Ana L. Caicedo,
  • Peter J. Maughan,
  • Bianca Assis Barbosa Martins,
  • Jagoda Mika,
  • Alberto Collavo,
  • Aldo Merotto,
  • Nithya K. Subramanian,
  • Muthukumar V. Bagavathiannan,
  • Luan Cutti,
  • Md. Mazharul Islam,
  • Bikram S. Gill,
  • Robert Cicchillo,
  • Roger Gast,
  • Neeta Soni,
  • Terry R. Wright,
  • Gina Zastrow-Hayes,
  • Gregory May,
  • Jenna M. Malone,
  • Deepmala Sehgal,
  • Shiv Shankhar Kaundun,
  • Richard P. Dale,
  • Barend Juan Vorster,
  • Bodo Peters,
  • Jens Lerchl,
  • Patrick J. Tranel,
  • Roland Beffa,
  • Alexandre Fournier-Level,
  • Mithila Jugulam,
  • Kevin Fengler,
  • Victor Llaca,
  • Eric L. Patterson,
  • Todd A. Gaines

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-024-03274-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 1
pp. 1 – 22

Abstract

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Abstract Weeds are attractive models for basic and applied research due to their impacts on agricultural systems and capacity to swiftly adapt in response to anthropogenic selection pressures. Currently, a lack of genomic information precludes research to elucidate the genetic basis of rapid adaptation for important traits like herbicide resistance and stress tolerance and the effect of evolutionary mechanisms on wild populations. The International Weed Genomics Consortium is a collaborative group of scientists focused on developing genomic resources to impact research into sustainable, effective weed control methods and to provide insights about stress tolerance and adaptation to assist crop breeding.

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