Vacuolar glyphosate-sequestration correlates with glyphosate resistance in ryegrass (Lolium spp.) from Australia, South America, and Europe: A 31P NMR investigation

Xia Ge, D. André D'Avignon, Joseph J.H. Ackerman, Alberto Collavo, Maurizio Sattin, Elizabeth L. Ostrander, Erin L. Hall, R. Douglas Sammons, Christopher Preston

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Abstract

Lolium spp., ryegrass, variants from Australia, Brazil, Chile, and Italy showing differing levels of glyphosate resistance were examined by 31P NMR. Extents of glyphosate (i) resistance (LD 50), (ii) inhibition of 5-enopyruvyl-shikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) activity (IC 50), and (iii) translocation were quantified for glyphosate-resistant (GR) and glyphosate-sensitive (GS) Lolium multiflorum Lam. variants from Chile and Brazil. For comparison, LD 50 and IC 50 data for Lolium rigidum Gaudin variants from Italy were also analyzed. All variants showed similar cellular uptake of glyphosate by 31P NMR. All GR variants showed glyphosate sequestration within the cell vacuole, whereas there was minimal or no vacuole sequestration in the GS variants. The extent of vacuole sequestration correlated qualitatively with the level of resistance. Previous 31P NMR studies of horseweed (Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist) revealed that glyphosate sequestration imparted glyphosate resistance. Data presented herein suggest that glyphosate vacuolar sequestration is strongly contributing, if not the major contributing, resistance mechanism in ryegrass as well.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1243-1250
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of agricultural and food chemistry
Volume60
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 8 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Lolium spp.
  • glyphosate
  • glyphosate resistance
  • glyphosate tonoplast transporter
  • in vivo 31P NMR

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