ReviewPest management science2018
Gene drive systems: do they have a place in agricultural weed management?
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- Validation of the International Weed Genomics Consortium genome annotation pipeline through reannotation of the model species Arabidopsis thaliana.The plant genome · 2026Article
- Seed dormancy shapes gene drive dynamics in plants.Nature plants · 2026Article
- Synthetic Biology of Plants and Microbes for Agriculture, Environment, and Future Applications.Chemical reviews · 2026Review
- Predicting the invasiveness of threshold-dependent gene drives.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- The Spatial Spread and the Persistence of Gene Drives Are Affected by Demographic Feedbacks, Density Dependence and Allee Effects.Molecular ecology · 2025Article
- Chromosome-level assemblies of Amaranthus palmeri, Amaranthus retroflexus, and Amaranthus hybridus allow for genomic comparisons and identification of a sex-determining region.The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2025Article
- Cleave and Rescue gamete killers create conditions for gene drive in plants.Nature plants · 2024Article
- Overriding Mendelian inheritance in Arabidopsis with a CRISPR toxin-antidote gene drive that impairs pollen germination.Nature plants · 2024Article
- Driving evolution in wild plants.Nature plants · 2024Article
- Cleave and Rescue gamete killers create conditions for gene drive in plants.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Transformative Approaches for Sustainable Weed Management: The Power of Gene Drive and CRISPR-Cas9.Genes · 2023Review
- Comparative transcriptomic analysis of male and females in the dioecious weeds Amaranthus palmeri and Amaranthus tuberculatus.BMC plant biology · 2023Article
- CRISPR-Based Genome Editing Tools: An Accelerator in Crop Breeding for a Changing Future.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Weed genomics: yielding insights into the genetics of weedy traits for crop improvement.aBIOTECH · 2023Review
- Genomic profiling of dioecious Amaranthus species provides novel insights into species relatedness and sex genes.BMC biology · 2023Article
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- Biotechnological Road Map for Innovative Weed Management.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Review
- A New Approach to Develop Resistant Cultivars Against the Plant Pathogens: CRISPR Drives.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Article
- Weed competitive ability in wheat: a peek through in its functional significance, present status and future prospects.Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology · 2021Review
- Experts' moral views on gene drive technologies: a qualitative interview study.BMC medical ethics · 2021Article
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Abstract
There is a pressing need for novel control techniques in agricultural weed management. Direct genetic control of agricultural pests encompasses a range of techniques to introduce and spread novel, fitness-reducing genetic modifications through pest populations. Recently, the development of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing has brought these approaches into sharper focus. Proof of concept for CRISPR-Cas9-based gene drives has been demonstrated for the control of disease-vectoring insects. This article considers whether and how gene drives may be applied in agricultural weed management, focusing on CRISPR-Cas9-based systems. Population-suppression drives might be employed to introduce and proliferate deleterious mutations that directly impact fitness and weediness, whereas population-sensitizing drives would seek to edit weed genomes so that populations are rendered more sensitive to subsequent management interventions. Technical challenges relating to plant transformation and gene editing in planta are considered, and the implementation of gene drives for timely and sustainable weed management is reviewed in the light of weed population biology. The technical, biological, practical and regulatory challenges remain significant. Modelling-based studies can inform how and if gene drives could be employed in weed populations. These studies are an essential first step towards determining the utility of gene drives for weed management. © 2018 The Author. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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