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Accepted manuscript

Known and potential benefits of applying herbicides with glutathione S-transferase inhibitors and inducers – a review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2024

Pâmela Carvalho-Moore*
Affiliation:
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72703, USA
Jason K. Norsworthy
Affiliation:
Distinguished Professor and Elms Farming Chair of Weed Science, Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72703, USA
Tristen H. Avent
Affiliation:
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72703, USA
Dean E. Riechers
Affiliation:
Professor of Weed Physiology, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
*
Author for correspondence: Pamela Carvalho-Moore, University of Arkansas, 1354 W Altheimer Drive, Fayetteville, AR 72704. E-mail: pcarvalh@uark.edu

Abstract

Weed resistance to herbicides has increased exponentially during the past 30 to 40 years, consequently reducing the number of effective products available to control certain species and populations. Future efforts should target not only the discovery of new protein binding sites and the development of new molecules, but also the revival of old molecules with reduced efficacy due to widespread herbicide resistance. The addition of herbicide synergists that inhibit metabolic pathways or enhance intrinsic plant stress is a possible solution to ameliorate the negative effects caused by the lack of new herbicide chemistries. Glutathione S-transferase (GST) enzymes are involved with numerous herbicide detoxification reactions and plant stress responses. This review approaches the potential use of natural and synthetic GST-inhibitors to enhance herbicidal activity or induce crop safety to provide effective, sustainable weed management strategies in the future.

Type
Review
Copyright
© Weed Science Society of America 2024

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