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Plant Science and Agronomy
Australia
2023

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
94
Citations
34740
World Ranking
213
National Ranking
18

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Australia Leader Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Agronomy

Stephen B. Powles mostly deals with Agronomy, Weed, Lolium rigidum, Glyphosate and Resistance. He has researched Weed in several fields, including Lolium, Agroforestry, Weed control and Gene. His Lolium rigidum study introduces a deeper knowledge of Botany.

His research in Glyphosate intersects with topics in Trifluralin, Growing season and Chromosomal translocation. His Resistance study frequently intersects with other fields, such as Biotechnology. His Pesticide resistance study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Genetically modified crops, Canola and Acetolactate synthase.

His most cited work include:

  • Photoinhibition of Photosynthesis Induced by Visible Light (1605 citations)
  • Evolution in Action: Plants Resistant to Herbicides (973 citations)
  • Glyphosate: a once-in-a-century herbicide. (911 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Weed, Lolium rigidum, Botany and Resistance. His Agronomy research focuses on Glyphosate, Weed control, Herbicide resistance, Crop and Pesticide. He has included themes like Pesticide resistance, Agriculture, Agroforestry and Horticulture in his Weed study.

His Lolium rigidum study combines topics in areas such as Germination, Cross-resistance, Trifluralin, Lolium and Acetolactate synthase. His Botany research incorporates themes from Genetics, Gene, Chromosomal translocation and Paraquat. His studies deal with areas such as Biotechnology and Competition as well as Resistance.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (53.91%)
  • Weed (47.83%)
  • Lolium rigidum (42.61%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Weed (47.83%)
  • Agronomy (53.91%)
  • Lolium rigidum (42.61%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Stephen B. Powles spends much of his time researching Weed, Agronomy, Lolium rigidum, Resistance and Glyphosate. His work carried out in the field of Weed brings together such families of science as Genetics, Genetically modified rice, Atrazine and Chromosomal translocation. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Cropping and Horticulture.

His Lolium rigidum research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Trifluralin, Lolium and Acetolactate synthase. His Resistance research incorporates themes from Cross-resistance, Biotechnology, Competition and Metabolism. His work carried out in the field of Glyphosate brings together such families of science as Canola, Echinochloa, Paraquat and Fitness cost.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Metabolism-Based Herbicide Resistance and Cross-Resistance in Crop Weeds: A Threat to Herbicide Sustainability and Global Crop Production (201 citations)
  • Resistance to AHAS inhibitor herbicides: current understanding. (198 citations)
  • Evolution of a Double Amino Acid Substitution in the 5-Enolpyruvylshikimate-3-Phosphate Synthase in Eleusine indica Conferring High-Level Glyphosate Resistance (130 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

Stephen B. Powles mostly deals with Weed, Agronomy, Glyphosate, Lolium rigidum and Resistance. His Weed research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Genetics and Biochemistry. Weed control, Crop, Herbicide resistance and Amaranth are subfields of Agronomy in which his conducts study.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Echinochloa, Mutant and Eleusine indica. His work in Lolium rigidum addresses issues such as Lolium, which are connected to fields such as Phorate and Organophosphate. His Resistance research incorporates elements of Paraquat and Metabolism.

Best Publications

  • Photoinhibition of Photosynthesis Induced by Visible Light

    Stephen B. Powles

  • Glyphosate: a once-in-a-century herbicide.

    Stephen O Duke;Stephen B Powles

  • Evolution in Action: Plants Resistant to Herbicides

    Stephen B. Powles;Qin Yu

  • Reducing the Risks of Herbicide Resistance: Best Management Practices and Recommendations

    Jason K. Norsworthy;Sarah M. Ward;David R. Shaw;Rick S. Llewellyn

  • Evolved glyphosate-resistant weeds around the world: lessons to be learnt

    Stephen B Powles

  • Evolved resistance to glyphosate in rigid ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) in Australia

    Stephen B. Powles;Debrah F. Lorraine-Colwill;James J. Dellow;Christopher Preston

  • Pollen-mediated movement of herbicide resistance between commercial canola fields

    Mary A. Rieger;Michael Lamond;Christopher Preston;Stephen B. Powles

  • Metabolism-Based Herbicide Resistance and Cross-Resistance in Crop Weeds: A Threat to Herbicide Sustainability and Global Crop Production

    Qin Yu;Stephen B. Powles

  • Resistance to AHAS inhibitor herbicides: current understanding.

    Qin Yu;Stephen B Powles

  • Fitness costs associated with evolved herbicide resistance alleles in plants.

    Martin M. Vila‐Aiub;Martin M. Vila‐Aiub;Paul Neve;Stephen B. Powles

  • Inhibition of photosynthetic reactions under water stress: interaction with light level.

    Olle Björkman;Stephen B. Powles

  • Evolved Glyphosate Resistance in Plants: Biochemical and Genetic Basis of Resistance'

    Stephen B. Powles;Christopher Preston

  • Mechanisms and Agronomic Aspects of Herbicide Resistance

    Jodie S. Holt;Steven B. Powles;Joseph A. M. Holtum

  • Herbicide resistance: Impact and management

    Stephen Powles;C Preston;IB Bryan;AR Jutsum

  • Investigations into the mechanism of glyphosate resistance in Lolium rigidum

    D.F. Lorraine-Colwill;Stephen Powles;T.R. Hawkes;P.H. Hollinshead

  • Glyphosate-Resistant Crops and Weeds: Now and in the Future

    Stephen O. Duke;Stephen B. Powles

  • Glyphosate, paraquat and ACCase multiple herbicide resistance evolved in a Lolium rigidum biotype

    Qin Yu;Andrew Cairns;Stephen Powles

  • Multiple resistance to dissimilar herbicide chemistries in a biotype of Lolium rigidum due to enhanced activity of several herbicide degrading enzymes

    Christopher Preston;François J. Tardif;John T. Christopher;Stephen B. Powles

  • Diversity of acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase mutations in resistant Lolium populations: evaluation using clethodim

    Qin Yu;Alberto Collavo;Ming-Qi Zheng;Mechelle Owen

  • Recurrent selection with reduced herbicide rates results in the rapid evolution of herbicide resistance in Lolium rigidum

    Paul Neve;Paul Neve;Stephen Powles

  • Herbicide Resistance in Plants: Biology and Biochemistry

    Stephen B. Powles;Joseph A. M. Holtum

Frequent Co-Authors

Qin Yu
Qin Yu University of Western Australia
Michael J. Walsh
Michael J. Walsh University of Sydney
Christopher Preston
Christopher Preston University of Adelaide
Martin M. Vila-Aiub
Martin M. Vila-Aiub University of Western Australia
Joseph A. M. Holtum
Joseph A. M. Holtum James Cook University
Michael Renton
Michael Renton University of Western Australia
David J. Pannell
David J. Pannell University of Western Australia
Todd A. Gaines
Todd A. Gaines Colorado State University
Paul Neve
Paul Neve University of Copenhagen
Kathryn J. Steadman
Kathryn J. Steadman University of Queensland

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