Atmospheric pollen dispersion from herbicide-resistant horseweed (Conyza canadensis L.)

Horseweed ( Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. ) with evolved herbicide resistance has become an especially problematic weed in crop production across the USA and on four continents (North America, South America, Asia, and Europe). Spread of herbicide resistance can occur through pollen-mediated gene flo...

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Published in:Aerobiologia 2017-09, Vol.33 (3), p.393-406
Main Authors: Wang, Junming, Qi, Meilan, Huang, Haiyan, Ye, Rongjian, Li, Xiangzhen, Neal Stewart, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allergology
Asia
Atmospheric conditions
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Conyza canadensis
Crop production
Crops
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
Environmental Health
Europe
field experimentation
Gene flow
genetically modified plants
guidelines
Herbicide resistance
herbicide-resistant weeds
Herbicides
Leaf area
mechanistic models
Original Paper
Plant Pathology
Pneumology/Respiratory System
Pollen
South America
United States
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Summary:Horseweed ( Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. ) with evolved herbicide resistance has become an especially problematic weed in crop production across the USA and on four continents (North America, South America, Asia, and Europe). Spread of herbicide resistance can occur through pollen-mediated gene flow between resistant and susceptible horseweed populations. However, there are little knowledge, preventive guidelines, and mechanism modeling for pollen transport in this system. We need to better understand pollen dispersion and deposition in the context of atmospheric conditions, herbicide-resistant horseweed patch size, and buffer crop type, height, and field size. A mechanistic model is needed to account for these. A pollen dispersion and deposition model was calibrated and validated using 2013 experimental field data. The validated model was run for various combinations of atmospheric conditions, horseweed characteristics (source strength), and buffer species and size (pollen can be intercepted by crop plants). Large fields with crops with a high leaf area density and tall plants can effectively prevent pollen dispersion. The information will help provide guidelines for preventing herbicide resistance spread from herbicide-resistant weeds and genetically modified plants in general.
ISSN:0393-5965
1573-3025
DOI:10.1007/s10453-017-9477-3