Evaluation of Bipolaris yamadae as a bioherbicidal agent against grass weeds in arable crops.

Background: Weeds are among the most damaging pests of agriculture, causing ≈10% worldwide reduction in crop productivity each year. Over-reliance on synthetic chemical herbicides has caused weeds around the world to evolve resistance. Bioherbicides may be an alternative.

Establishment of an Efficient -Mediated Genetic Transformation System to Enhance the Tolerance of the Paraquat Stress in Engineering Goosegrass ( L.).

(goosegrass) is a problematic weed worldwide known for its multi-herbicide tolerance/resistance biotype. However, a genetic transformation method in goosegrass has not been successfully established, making a bottleneck for functional genomics studies in this species. Here, we report a successful -mediated transformation method for goosegrass.