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. 2019 Nov 25;181(4):1401–1403. doi: 10.1104/pp.19.01245

Table 1. Mechanisms of evolved resistance to glyphosate.

Mechanism GR Species Reference
TS Mechanisms
 Mutated EPSPS
  One-codon change—Pro-106 to Ser, Ala, Thr, or Leu Several—e.g. Eleusine indica and Lolium spp Sammons and Gaines, 2014
  Thr-102Ile Tridax procumbens Li et al., 2018
  Two-codon changes (Thr-102Ile and Pro-106Ser) E. indica Yu et al., 2015
  Three-codon change (Thr-102Ile, Ala-103Val, and Pro- 106Ser) Amaranthus hybridus Perotti et al., 2019
 EPSPS gene duplication Eight species—e.g. L. perrene, Bromus diandrus, Chlorus truncata Patterson et al., 2018
  On an extrachromosomal circular DNA Amaranthus palmeri Koo et al., 2018
  Tandem duplication at a single locus Kochia scoparia, A. tuberculatis Gaines et al., 2019
NTS mechanisms
 Reduced movement of glyphosate into the plant Several—e.g. Sorghum halepense, Leptochloa virgata Heap and Duke, 2018
 Reduced translocation of glyphosate Several—Chloris elata, Conyza canadensis Heap and Duke, 2018
 Vacuolar sequestration of glyphosate C. canadensis, Lolium spp Gaines et al., 2019
 Phoenix phenomenon (rapid necrosis, followed by regeneration) A. trifida Van Horn et al., 2018
 Enhanced degradation to AMPA and glyoxylate by elevated AKR activity E. colona Pan et al., 2019
TS plus NTS mechanisms
 For example, one-codon change in EPSPS and reduced translocation Several—e.g. A. tuberculatis, L. rigidum Sammons and Gaines, 2014