Herbicides that inhibit acetolactate synthase (ALS), the enzyme common to the biosynthesis
of the branch-chain amino acids (valine, leucine, and isoleucine), affect many species of …

Insecticides have been used intensively to control insect populations over the last 50 years
and many species of insects have developed resistance to several families of insecticides …

The evolution of pesticide and drug resistance presents a daunting problem as the pests
often evolve resistance after a short time. Debate once focused on whether resistance stems …

Three sugarbeet selections differing in cross-resistance to three classes of acetolactate
synthase (ALS)-inhibiting herbicides have been developed using somatic cell selection …

Acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (ACCase) assays and absorption, translocation, and
metabolism experiments were conducted to investigate the mechanism (s) responsible for …

Somaclonal variation (SV) refers to mutational events occurring in tissue culture, although
some permanent methylation processes should possibly also be included under this name …

This review is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Domenico Mariotti, who significantly
contributed to establishing the Italian research community in Agricultural Genetics and …

A biotype of Sonchus oleraceus L.(Compositae) has developed resistance to herbicides
inhibiting acetolactate synthase (ALS) following field selection with chlorsulfuron for 8 …

Stepwise selection was carried out with increasing glyphosate concentrations to produce
suspension cultures of Medicago sativa L.(alfalfa), Glycine max L.(Merr.)(soybean) and …

The long-term goal of crop improvement for biotic stress tolerance in plants is a traditional
objective of breeders. Plants must continuously defend themselves against attacks from …