ISSN:
1365-3180
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Summary Resistant (R) and susceptible (S) biotypes of Eleusine indica were collected from four areas, namely Chaah, Lenggeng, Bidor and Temerloh, in Malaysia. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-RFLP analyses using SphI restriction enzyme were able to differentiate the R biotype from the S biotype by showing R-specific and S-specific polymorphisms in E. indica from three of the areas, with the exception of Temerloh where no polymorphisms were detected. The different DNA profiles for the R biotypes obtained indicate that SphI is not a useful diagnostic marker. The DNA polymorphisms detected in the 5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase gene suggest that there are different mutation events leading to development of resistance to glyphosate. Partial sequencing of the EPSP synthase gene confirmed different mutations occurring with substitution of proline with serine or threonine at amino acid 106 for the R biotype in Chaah, Bidor and Temerloh.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3180.2003.00322.x
