Evolution of generalist resistance to herbicide mixtures reveals a trade-off in resistance management

Mixtures of antibiotics or pesticides can help reduce the evolution of resistance to individual compounds. Here, Comont et al. show that in blackgrass, an important agricultural weed, herbicide mixtures do reduce specialized resistance but instead can select for a generalized resistance mechanism.

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Main Authors: David Comont, Claudia Lowe, Richard Hull, Laura Crook, Helen L. Hicks, Nawaporn Onkokesung, Roland Beffa, Dylan Z. Childs, Robert Edwards, Robert P. Freckleton, Paul Neve
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2c6f4767d05d41618e8ee3c4fc70add4
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