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Winter wild oat is one of the most problematic weeds in many crops, especially wheat; however, the widespread and continuous application of herbicides has led to its resistance to herbicides in different parts of the country. This study was conducted to compare the proteome between susceptible and resistant biotypes of wild oats to ACCase and ALS inhibitors using Tandem Mass Spectrometry (MS/MS) and the iTRAQ techniques. The results of this study in terms of comparing the differential proteins identified 138 Proteins with Differential Expression (DEPs) in resistant biotypes and 93 DEPs in susceptible biotypes. Also, based on the results of Gene Ontology analysis (GO), proteins with differential expression under herbicide treatments in susceptible and resistant biotypes were classified in three main categories including molecular functions (MF), biological processes (BP) and cellular components (CC). Analysis of differential protein enrichment pathways using KEGG showed that the richest pathways included metabolic pathways, carbohydrate metabolism, and secondary metabolites. Among the proteins responsible for the defense response, superoxide dismutase (Q0DRV6) and among the proteins responsible for herbicide detoxification, cytochrome P450 (Q6YSB4) had up-regulation in resistant biotype. The major proteins involved in photosynthesis including petA, psaA, large RuBisCo subunit (rbcL), chlorophyll a and b and cytochrome b6 (petB) in the resistant biotype had down-regulated, while in the susceptible biotype, psaB, psaA, psbD, psbB and petB proteins had up-regulated. In addition, a salinity-related protein, such as Q6K4S7 protein, was up-regulated in resistant biotypes, and it appears that these proteins may play a role in herbicide resistance.

​Genome editing using targetable nucleases is an emerging technology for precise genome modification in many organisms with hight ability and capability. All targeted genome engineering relies on the introduction of a site-specific double-strand break (DSB) in a pre-determined genomic locus by a rare-cutting DNA endonuclease. Subsequent repair of this DSB by non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) or homology-directed repair (HDR) generates the desired genetic modifications such as gene disruption, gene insertion, gene correction, etc. Three types of endonucleases, namely ZFNs (zinc finger nucleases), TALENs (transcription activator-like effector nucleases), and the CRISPR (clustered regularly interspersed short palindromic regions) associated (Cas9) system have been predominantly utilized for gene editing. Targeted genome engineering or editing enables researchers to modify genomic loci of interest in a precise manner, which has a turning point in medicine, biological research, and biotechnology. Treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with ZFN-mediated CCR5 gene disruption is one of the indicator examples of the ability of ZFNs in genome editing. The emergence of TALENs in 2010 has enabled the genome modification of non- model organisms, while the emergence of the CRISPR/Cas9 system in 2013 as a revolutionary genome-editing tool has allowed us to anticipate the forthcoming new era of genome editing research. Soon, it is likely that tgenome editing also will provide the possibility of treating genetic diseases. Genome editing is also hoped to be available for use in the generation of crops and livestock with useful traits. An example would be the production of edible fungi resistant to browning by inactivation of the genes encoding polyphenol oxidase in 2016 under the non-GMO genetically edited crop plants and production of herbicide-resistant rice and rapeseed using CRISPR/Cas9 systems. In this article, we review essential genome editing tools, summarize their applications in crop improvement, as well as, next-generation crop breeding and their computational resources will be discussed.

A study was done to map weeds in irrigated wheat fields from 2001 to 2006 in Sistan and Balochistan province. In this study, 44 sample wheat fields were selected and weed species were counted in each sampling point and population indices were calculated. In each fields longitude, latitude and altitude were recorded using GPS. These data were used for producing weed map using GIS. Results showed that annual yellow sweetclover (Melilotus indicus (L.) All.), common mallow (Malva neglecta Wallr.) and prostrate knotweed (Polygonum aviculare L.) were dominant broadleaf species in irrigated wheat fields of Sistan and Balochistan province. Dominant grass weed species were japanesse brome (Bromus japonicus Thunb.ex murr), winter wild oat (Avena ludoviciana L./Dur.) and Canarygrass (Phalaris minor Retz.). Hoary cress (Cardaria draba (L.) Desv.), field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis L.), camel’s thorns (Alhagi pseudalhagi (M.Bieb.) Desv.) and Salsola spp. were the most important disturbing plants prior to harvesting in irrigated wheat fields of Sistan and Balochestan province.