Of the herbicides licensed worldwide, currently around 25% contain at least one fluorine
atom and many contain multiple fluorines in the form of difluoro-and trifluoromethyl groups …

Modern herbicides make major contributions to global food production by easily removing
weeds and substituting for destructive soil cultivation. However, persistent herbicide …

Acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) inhibitor herbicides currently comprise the largest site‐
of‐action group (with 54 active ingredients across five chemical groups) and have been …

Herbicides that target the enzyme acetolactate synthase (ALS) are among the most widely
used in the world. Unfortunately, these herbicides are also notorious for their ability to select …

Conventional agriculture still relies on the general use of agrochemicals (herbicides,
fungicides and insecticides) to control various pests (weeds, fungal pathogens and insects) …

Imidazolinone herbicides, which include imazapyr, imazapic, imazethapyr, imazamox,
imazamethabenz and imazaquin, control weeds by inhibiting the enzyme acetohydroxyacid …

The eight enzymes responsible for the biosynthesis of the three branched-chain amino acids
(l-isoleucine, l-leucine, and l-valine) were identified decades ago using classical genetic …

Plants and microorganisms synthesize valine, leucine and isoleucine via a common
pathway in which the first reaction is catalysed by acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS, EC …

BACKGROUND Barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus‐galli (L.) P. Beauv) has evolved
resistance to the acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitor penoxsulam which is used to control …

The sulfonylureas and imidazolinones are potent commercial herbicide families. They are
among the most popular choices for farmers worldwide, because they are nontoxic to …