Source: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS submitted to NRP
EVOLUTION, GENETICS, SPREAD, AND MANAGEMENT OF WEEDS IN CALIFORNIA
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1016401
Grant No.
(N/A)
Cumulative Award Amt.
(N/A)
Proposal No.
(N/A)
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Oct 1, 2018
Project End Date
Sep 30, 2023
Grant Year
(N/A)
Program Code
[(N/A)]- (N/A)
Recipient Organization
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
410 MRAK HALL
DAVIS,CA 95616-8671
Performing Department
Plant Sciences
Non Technical Summary
This project supports the mission of the Agricultural Experiment Station by addressing the Hatch Act area(s) of: processing, distribution, safety, marketing, and utilization of food and agricultural products.Weeds cause major economic and environmental losses in agricultural and other managed, as well as natural, systems of California and the United States. In addition, the capacity of weeds for rapid adaptation to management practices and novel environments poses constant challenges for farmers and land managers. The overall goal of the proposed project is to investigate the evolution, genetic basis, mechanisms, and selection of glufosinate in Italian ryegrass in California agricultural systems for the purpose of informing the design of effective, long-term weed management programs. Multiple approaches will be used to conduct the project, including field sampling, dose-response experiments, a selection experiment, and genetic, physiological and molecular studies. Project results will be interpreted in terms of their implications for the adaptation, mitigation, and management of herbicide resistance in weeds, and will be communicated to farmers, farm advisors, CE specialists, pest control advisors, Master Gardeners, and the general public.
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
100%
Applied
(N/A)
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
21323001140100%
Knowledge Area
213 - Weeds Affecting Plants;

Subject Of Investigation
2300 - Weeds;

Field Of Science
1140 - Weed science;
Goals / Objectives
Objective 1: To determine the level of resistance to glufosinate in Italian ryegrass (Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum)with dose-response experiments comparing resistant and susceptible populations and individuals.Objective 2: To elucidate the mechanism of glufosinate resistance by transcriptome construction and analysis, GS2 gene sequencing analyses, quantification of the GS2 gene, glutamine synthetase assays, and examination of the absorption and translocation of 14C-glufosinate.Objective 3: To evaluate the presence and patterns of multiple herbicide resistance in glufosinate-resistant and susceptible biotypes.Objective 4a: To assess the potential for sublethal doses of glufosinate to select for reduced sensitivity to the herbicide under growth chamber and greenhouse conditions.Objective 4b: To evaluate the selected population for cross-resistance to herbicides with other modes of actions that are commonly used to control Italian ryegrass in California orchards and vineyards.
Project Methods
Multiple approaches will be used to conduct the project, including plant testing for resistance in the greenhouse; genetic studies and analyses in greenhouses, growth cabinets, and the lab; molecular genetic analyses in the lab; physiological studies in the lab; selection studies in the growth cabinet and greenhouse. Results will be analyzed using standard weed science statistical approaches. Herbicide dose-response studies will be used to evaluate herbicide resistance phenotypes and levels in weed populations. Project results will be interpreted in terms of their implications for the mitigation and management of glufosinate and herbicide resistance in Italian ryegrass in California and the prevention or reduction of resistance spread. Detailed methods are described in the Project Scientific Outline.

Progress 10/01/19 to 09/30/20

Outputs
Target Audience:Farmers, farm advisors, pest control agents (PCAs), CE specialists, herbicide company personnel, weed scientists Changes/Problems:We were not able to obtain 14C-glufosinate from the herbicide company, as originally promised, thus must take a different approach to accomplish the research for Objective 2. We are currently exploring different options with researchers at Oregon State University and Colorado State University. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Three postdoctoral fellows and two undergraduate students worked on various aspects of the research for this Objective. Two of the postdocs have moved on to permanent positions focused on pest management in crops and one postdoc took on a position as Project Manager of the International Weed Genomics Consortium. Both undergraduates have gone on to graduate school. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?We posted one blog on July 13, 2020 on the UC Weed Science blog (https://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCDWeedScience/) and published one paper in the journal Agronomy (Agronomy 2020, 10,1288:doi:10.3390/agronomy10091288). What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?To complete the research for Objective 3 and to disseminate the results from the project more broadly. We are also collaborating with researchers at Oregon State University and Colorado State University to elucidate the underlying mechanisms underlying weed response to glufosinate.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? The focus of this year's research has been completion of the research, data analyses, publication, and outreach for Objectives 4a and 4b. To date, we published one paper in the journal Agronomy (Agronomy 2020, 10, 1288:doi:10.3390/agronomy10091288) and posted one weed blog dated 7/13/2020 on the research. Results of this research is impactful because the herbicide glufosinate is commonly used to control glyphosate-resistant weeds and resistance to glufosinate has very rarely been observed globally. However, our studies showed that reduced susceptibility to glufosinate can evolve over a short period of time (3 generations in our study) of repeated glufosinate application in Italian ryegrass, and points to the importance of growers incorpating a diversity of approaches, both chemical and non-chemical, in the management of Italian ryegrass in annual and perennial cropping systems of California.

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Matzrafi M., S. Morran, and M. Jasieniuk. 2020. Recurrent selection with glufosinate at low rates selection reduces the susceptibility of a Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum population to glufosinate. Agronomy 10, 1288: doi:10.3390/agronomy10091288
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Under Review Year Published: 2021 Citation: Beckie, H. and M. Jasieniuk. 2021. Lolium rigidum Gaudin and Lolium multiflorum Lam. in Biology and Management of Problematic Weed Species, B. Chauhan (ed.), Elsevier Inc.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jhala, A., H. Beckie, R. Busi, M. Jasieniuk, C. Mallory-Smith, and J. Norsworthy. 2021. Transfer of resistance alleles from herbicide-resistant to susceptible grass weeds via pollen-mediated gene flow. Weed Technology.


Progress 10/01/18 to 09/30/19

Outputs
Target Audience:Herbicide company personnel, CE specialists, weed scientists Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Two postdoctoral fellows were mentored and trained in scientific principles, approaches, and methods used in weed science and weed evolution. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results of the studies were communicated to herbicide company personnel (BASF and Bayer CropScience AG) who supported the study and to colleagues who are CE specialists/weed scientists, but are still at too early a stage of analysis to report more widely. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?To continue conducting the research proposed in the Project (CA-D-PLS-2235-H) that was initiated 10/1/2018, which includes addressing the following objectives: Objective 2: To elucidate the mechanism of glufosinate resistance in Italian ryegrass of northern California. Objective 3: To evaluate the presence and patterns of multiple herbicide resistance in glufosinate-resistant and susceptible biotypes. Objective 4a: To assess the potential for sublethal doses of glufosinate to select for reduced sensitivity to the herbicide under growth chamber and greenhouse conditions. Objective 4b: To evaluate the selected population for cross-resistance to herbicides with other modes of actions that are commonly used to control Italian ryegrass in California orchards and vineyards.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Changes in Knowledge: (1) New knowledge confirming the evolution of resistance to glufosinate in Italian ryegrass populations of northern California. (2) New knowledge on the levels of resistance to glufosinate in Italian ryegrass populations of California. (3) New knowledge on the underlying mechanism of resistance to glufosinate in Italian ryegrass in California.

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Matzrafi M, Brunharo C, Tehranchian P, Hanson BD, and Jasieniuk M. Increased temperatures and elevated CO2 levels reduce the sensitivity of Conyza canadensis and Chenopodium album to glyphosate. Scientific Reports 9:2228
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Tehranchian P, Nandula VK, Matzrafi M, and Jasieniuk M (2019) Multiple herbicide resistance in California Italian ryegrass (Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum): characterization of ALS-inhibiting herbicide resistance. Weed Science 67:273-280.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Rosche C, Hensen I, Schaar A, Zehra U, Jasieniuk M, Callaway RM, Khasa DP, Al-Gharaibeh MM, Lekberg Y, Nagy DU, Pal RW, Okada M, Schrieber K, Turner KG, Lachmuth S, Erst A, Tsunoda T, Sheng M, Schmidt R, Peng Y, Luo W, J�aschke Y, Reshi ZA, Shah MA (2019) Climate outweighs native vs. nonnative range effects for genetics and common garden performance of a cosmopolitan weed. Ecological Monographs 89(4):e01386. 10.1002/ecm.1386.