Part 8. Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC)
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ORGANIZATION
The Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC) is an industry
initiative - based group supported by GCPF (Global Crop Protection Federation).
Its members are AgrEvo, American Cyanamid, BASF, Bayer, Dow Elanco, DuPont,
FMC, Monsanto, Novartis, Rohm and Haas, Rhône-Poulenc, Tomen and Zeneca. The
objective of its working groups is to facilitate the effective management of
herbicide resistance. In order to ensure effective co-operation and
communication, its working groups are divided on a regional basis (Europe,
NAFTA and Rest of World). These regional groups interact with an informal
network of country committee which are often indirectly linked to HRAC and
often led by government researchers. There is no set structure but the
co-operation is fuelled by the common aim - to manage resistance.
MISSION
To facilitate the effective
management of herbicide resistance by fostering understanding, co-operation and
communication between industry (plant protection manufacturers), government,
researchers, advisors and farmers.
AIMS
. To foster a responsible attitude to
herbicide use.
. To support and participate in research,
conferences and seminars which serve to increase our understanding of herbicide
resistance.
. To promote a better understanding of
the causes and results of herbicide resistance.
. To communicate herbicide resistance management strategies and support their implementation through practical guidelines.
. To seek active collaboration with
public and private researchers, especially in the areas of problem
identification and devising and implementing management strategies.
. To facilitate communication between
industry representatives.
HRAC
MEMBERS
. AgrEvo, American Cyanamid, BASF,
Bayer, DowElanco, DuPont, F.M.C., Monsanto, Novartis, Rhône-Poulenc, Rohm and
Haas, Tomen, Zeneca.
HRAC is regionally represented by
the following Working groups:
.
European Herbicide Resistance
.
Working Group (EHRWG)
.
North American Herbicide Resistance Working Group (NAHRWG)
.
National resistance working groups in Australia, South Africa, and others.
HRAC
Publications and References
The following publications are
available (Sept 1998) within this internet site. Requests for reprints can be
made from the HRAC publicity officer or from the HRAC display at major
weed-related conferences.
. *Monograph
Number 1: A Review of Graminicide Resistance.
A.
M. Mortimer. University
of Liverpool, August 1993.
.
Monograph
Number 2: Herbicide Cross-resistance and Multiple Resistance in Plants.
S. B. Powles and C. Preston. University of
Adelaide, February 1995.
.
Classification
of herbicides according to mode of action (periodically updated)
.
Partnership
in the management of resistance. 1995.
.
Partnership in the management of resistance, 1997.
.
Guidelines to the management of herbicide resistance, 1998.
.*How to minimize resistance risk and how to respond to cases of suspected and confirmed resistance.
. The role of HRAC in the management of
weed resistance. D. Nevill, D. Comes and S. Howard. Pesticide Outlook, August,
1998.
. International Survey of
Herbicide-Resistant Weeds. Ian Heap, Oregon 1997.
Accessible on internet at: http://www.weedscience.com/
* No reprints available
HRAC publications are accessible on the internet at: http://www.plantprotection.org/HRAC/