Towards herbicide cocktails with a new mode of action to avert resistance

该项目旨在针对除草剂抗性杂草，这是对澳大利亚和全球粮食安全的最大威胁之一。针对植物中未探索的途径开发新的除草剂策略有望实现，并将包括这些途径中关键酶的结构和功能表征。该项目预计将为有效的杂草管理提供重大利益，通过提高作物产量来提高粮食产量，同时确保粮食安全，从而维持澳大利亚的农业产业。这些结果，加上几十年来对现有除草剂的过度依赖，意味着对新的有效除草剂的需求从未如此之大。

This project aims to target herbicide resistant weeds which represent one of the largest threats to Australian and global food security. Targeting of unexplored pathways in plants to develop a novel herbicide strategy is expected to be achieved, and will include the structural and functional characterisation of key enzymes in these pathways. This project is expected to provide significant benefits for effective weed management to sustain Australia’s agricultural industry through enhanced food production from increased crop yields, whilst ensuring food security. These outcomes, coupled with decades of over-reliance on current herbicides, means there has never been a greater need for new and effective herbicides.