Herbicide Resistance Action Committee ( HRAC ): Herbicide Classification, Resistance Evolution, Survey, and Resistance Mitigation Activities

The Global HRAC (http://hracglobal.com/who-we-are/about) is an international body founded by the agrochemical industry, which helps to protect crop yields and quality worldwide by supporting efforts in the fight against herbicide-resistant weeds. HRAC is dedicated to a cooperative approach to the management of herbicide resistant weeds. By collecting, assessing, and sharing information on weed resistance, HRAC acts as a comprehensive and reliable source for the people who feed our growing world. The work done by the Global HRAC contributes to sustainable crop practices worldwide, which allow farming families to grow more food on less land and help preserve and protect our natural resources, in particular soils, for generations to come. From rural communities to agriculture experts, HRAC provides the knowledge to protect the planet while winning the fight against HR. Global HRAC is collecting worldwide unique resistance cases in a Global database (www.weedscience.org), is classifying the herbicides according their modes of action and periodically reviewing it, is developing communication strategies in particular to promote Integrated Weed Management. Global HRAC is defining the criteria to characterize herbicide resistance which are used worldwide and is regularly evaluating them in function of the development of new technologies (e.g. genomics) and the acquisition of new knowledge. In addition Global HRAC interacts with all stakeholders involved in weed control, i.e. the scientific community, the registration bodies, authorities, advisers, and farmers to promote the best management practices to mitigate the evolution of resistance.