PARAQUAT AND GLYPHOSATE RESISTANCE IN WOODY
BORRERIA (HEDYOTIS VERTICILLATA) GROWING AT OIL PALM PLANTATIONS IN TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA
CHUAH, T.S.1, NOOR-ZALILA, M.R.2, CHA, T.S.2 and ISMAIL, B.S.3*
1Faculty of Agrotechnology and Food Science,
2Faculty of Science and Technology,
Kolej Universiti Sains danTeknologi Malaysia, Mengabang Telipot (KUSTEM),
21030, KualaTerengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
3School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences,
Faculty of Science and Technology,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor Malaysia
ABSTRACT
Glyphosate- and paraquat-resistant and susceptible biotypes of Hedyotis verticillata (woody borreria) infesting oil
palm plantations of Terengganu, Malaysia, belonging to the Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority
(FELCRA), Bukit Sudu, FELCRA Bukit Kapah, and the Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA), Belara,
Kuala Terengganu were screened in a greenhouse study. Dose-response tests conducted using 3- to 4-leaf plants
revealed that H. verticillata from oil palm plantations of FELCRA Bukit Kapah and FELDA Belara have developed
multiple-resistance towards both glyphosate and paraquat. The paraquat resistance biotype of H. verticillata was
detected in oil palm plantations of FELCRA Bukit Sudu. Comparison of concentrations of herbicides required to
kill 50% (ED50 value) of the population indicated that the resistant biotypes of H. verticillata are between 2 to 4-
fold more resistant than their respective susceptible biotypes.
Malays. Appl. Biol. (2005) 34(2): 43–49
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