Research Proposal Assignment

Running head: RESEARCH PROPOSAL ASSIGNMENT
Research proposal assignment
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1RESEARCH PROPOSAL ASSIGNMENT
Table of Contents
Introduction: 2
Material and methods: 3
Significance of the study: 3
My work done till now: 4
References: 5

2RESEARCH PROPOSAL ASSIGNMENT
Introduction:
Authors have recognized the herbicide resistance to be one of the heritable ability of the
weeds as one of the survival tactics. The very first record of herbicide resistance was discovered
in Senecio vulgari, and ever since the phenomenon of herbicide resistance become one of the
most crucial challenges to the agricultural farms, due to 187 weed species developing herbicide
resistance powers. Glyphosate however is one of the most abundantly used herbicides in the
world and with its power of targeting mostly the monocots and dicots, rapid microbial
degeneration, and cost effectiveness. However resistance to this particular multipurpose
herbicide has also been evolved in some of the weeds which has become a growing concern for
the agriculturists (Anders & Huber, 2010).
The mechanism of developing herbicide resistance in the weeds for Glyphosate involves two
key steps, target site resistance and non target site resistance. An exotic species of the family of
Erigeron, erigeron bonarensis is known to exhibit high resistance to glyphosate, however the
exact mechanism of developing the resistance is still obscure. The characterization of herbicide
resistance in E. Bonariensis or hairy fleabane will identify the presence of herbicide resistance
genes in the weed species (Anders, Pyl & Huber, 2015). This information is critical to the
cultivators to ensure that effective and sustainable weed management and control strategies are
put in place. Information about the genetic basis of herbicide resistance is key in effective weed
management and has the potential to bolster agricultural productivity. Elucidating the role of
both target site and non-target mutations in resistance to various chemicals is also important in
the genetic engineering of crop plant resistance, especially by plant transformation techniques.