Metabolism-based herbicide resistance and cross-resistance in crop weeds: a threat to herbicide sustainability and global crop production

Q Yu, S Powles - Plant physiology, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Weedy plant species that have evolved resistance to herbicides due to enhanced metabolic
capacity to detoxify herbicides (metabolic resistance) are a major issue. Metabolic herbicide …

RNA interference past and future applications in plants

S Koeppe, L Kawchuk, M Kalischuk - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antisense RNA was observed to elicit plant disease resistance and post-translational gene
silencing (PTGS). The universal mechanism of RNA interference (RNAi) was shown to be …

Next generation dsRNA-based insect control: Success so far and challenges

RB Nitnavare, J Bhattacharya, S Singh… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
RNA interference (RNAi) is a method of gene silencing where dsRNA is digested into small
interfering RNA (siRNA) in the presence of enzymes. These siRNAs then target homologous …

Insecticidal and antifungal activities of Rheum palmatum L. anthraquinones and structurally related compounds

XF Shang, ZM Zhao, JC Li, GZ Yang, YQ Liu… - Industrial Crops and …, 2019 - Elsevier
As a well-known herb worldwide, rhubarb presents a wide range of pharmacological
activities. In our studies, Rheum palmatum L. extracts and five isolated anthraquinones …

Functional characterization of three trehalase genes regulating the chitin metabolism pathway in rice brown planthopper using RNA interference

L Zhao, M Yang, Q Shen, X Liu, Z Shi, S Wang… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
RNA interference (RNAi) is an effective gene-silencing tool and double stranded RNA
(dsRNA) is considered a powerful strategy for gene function studies in insects. In the present …

Transcription factor CncC potentially regulates the expression of multiple detoxification genes that mediate indoxacarb resistance in Spodoptera litura

L Shi, Y Shi, MF Liu, Y Zhang, XL Liao - Insect Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The xenobiotic transcription factor cap 'n'collar isoform C (CncC) is considered the central
regulator of antioxidant and detoxification genes. Previous research indicated that CncC …

Knockdown of two trehalose‐6‐phosphate synthases severely affects chitin metabolism gene expression in the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens

M Yang, L Zhao, Q Shen, G Xie… - Pest Management …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND RNA interference combined with digital gene expression (DGE) analysis
can be used to study gene function. Trehalose‐6‐phosphate synthase (TPS) plays a key …

Study on the Effect of Wing Bud Chitin Metabolism and Its Developmental Network Genes in the Brown Planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens, by Knockdown of TRE Gene

L Zhang, LY Qiu, HL Yang, HJ Wang, M Zhou… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens is one of the most serious pests of rice, and
there is so far no effective way to manage this pest. However, RNA interference not only can …

Class II cytochrome P450 reductase governs the biosynthesis of alkaloids

C Parage, E Foureau, F Kellner, V Burlat… - Plant …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Expansion of the biosynthesis of plant specialized metabolites notably results from the
massive recruitment of cytochrome P450s that catalyze multiple types of conversion of …

RNA interference of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase increases susceptibilities to multiple acaricides in Tetranychus urticae

AW Adesanya, A Cardenas, MD Lavine… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, is a polyphagous pest feeding on over
1100 plant species, including numerous highly valued economic crops. The control of T …