Current status of community resources and priorities for weed genomics research.
Jacob MontgomerySarah MorranDana R MacGregorJoseph Scott McElroyPaul NeveCélia NetoMartin M Vila-AiubMaria Victoria SandovalAnalia I MenéndezJulia M KreinerLongjiang FanAna L CaicedoPeter J MaughanBianca Assis Barbosa MartinsJagoda MikaAlberto CollavoAldo Merotto JuniorNithya K SubramanianMuthukumar V BagavathiannanLuan CuttiMd Mazharul IslamBikram S GillRobert CicchilloRoger GastNeeta SoniTerry R WrightGina Zastrow-HayesGregory MayJenna M MaloneDeepmala SehgalShiv Shankhar KaundunRichard P DaleBarend Juan VorsterBodo PetersJens LerchlPatrick J TranelRoland BeffaAlexandre J Fournier-LevelMithila JugulamKevin FenglerVictor LlacaEric L PattersonTodd Adam GainesPublished in: Genome biology (2024)
Weeds are attractive models for basic and applied research due to their impacts on agricultural systems and capacity to swiftly adapt in response to anthropogenic selection pressures. Currently, a lack of genomic information precludes research to elucidate the genetic basis of rapid adaptation for important traits like herbicide resistance and stress tolerance and the effect of evolutionary mechanisms on wild populations. The International Weed Genomics Consortium is a collaborative group of scientists focused on developing genomic resources to impact research into sustainable, effective weed control methods and to provide insights about stress tolerance and adaptation to assist crop breeding.