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Abstract
Glyphosate is a widely used non-selective, broad-spectrum, systemic herbicide by interfering with the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids. However, the emergence of glyphosate-resistant weeds has driven the need for enhanced herbicide resistance in crops. In this study, we engineered two mutant variants of the tobacco EPSPS gene through amino acid substitution (TIPS-NtEPSPS and P180S-NtEPSPS). These mutated EPSPS genes were overexpressed in tobacco under the control of CaMV35S promoters. Our results demonstrate that overexpression of TIPS-NtEPSPS significantly enhances glyphosate tolerance, allowing plants to withstand up to four times the recommended dose without compromising their fitness. This research highlights the potential of the TIPS-NtEPSPS mutant to improve herbicide resistance in tobacco, offering a viable approach for effective weed management.
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In an ever changing world, plant science is of the utmost importance for securing the future well-being of humankind. Plants provide oxygen, food, feed, fibers, and building materials. In addition, they are a diverse source of industrial and pharmaceutical chemicals. Plants are centrally important to the health of ecosystems, and their understanding is critical for learning how to manage and maintain a sustainable biosphere. Plant science is extremely interdisciplinary, reaching from agricultural science to paleobotany, and molecular physiology to ecology. It uses the latest developments in computer science, optics, molecular biology and genomics to address challenges in model systems, agricultural crops, and ecosystems. Plant science research inquires into the form, function, development, diversity, reproduction, evolution and uses of both higher and lower plants and their interactions with other organisms throughout the biosphere. Frontiers in Plant Science welcomes outstanding contributions in any field of plant science from basic to applied research, from organismal to molecular studies, from single plant analysis to studies of populations and whole ecosystems, and from molecular to biophysical to computational approaches.
Frontiers in Plant Science publishes articles on the most outstanding discoveries across a wide research spectrum of Plant Science. The mission of Frontiers in Plant Science is to bring all relevant Plant Science areas together on a single platform.
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