There have been previous calls for, and efforts focused on, realizing the power and potential of weed genomics for better understanding of weeds. Sustained advances in genome sequencing and assembly technologies now make it possible for individual research groups to generate reference genomes for multiple weed species at reasonable costs. Here, we present the outcomes from several meetings, discussions, and workshops focused on establishing an International Weed Genomics Consortium (IWGC) for a coordinated international effort in weed genomics. We review the 'state of the art' in genomics and weed genomics, including technologies, applications, and on-going weed genome projects. We also report the outcomes from a workshop and a global survey of the weed science community to identify priority species, key biological questions, and weed management applications that can be addressed through greater availability of, and access to, genomic resources. Major focus areas include the evolution of herbicide resistance and weedy traits, the development of molecular diagnostics, and the identification of novel targets and approaches for weed management. There is increasing interest in, and need for, weed genomics, and the establishment of the IWGC will provide the necessary global platform for communication and coordination of weed genomics research. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.

Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative School of Agriculture and Environment University of Western Australia Crawley Australia

Bayer AG Industriepark Hoechst Frankfurt am Main Germany

Biointeractions and Crop Protection Department Rothamsted Research West Common Harpenden Hertfordshire UK

Clemson University Genomics and Computational Biology Laboratory Clemson University Clemson SC USA

Department of Agroecology and Biometeorology Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Prague Czech Republic

Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management Colorado State University Fort Collins CO USA

Department of Crop Sciences Agricultural School Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre Brazil

Department of Crop Sciences University of Illinois Urbana IL USA

Department of Crop Soil and Environmental Sciences Auburn University Auburn AL USA

Department of Genetics and Biochemistry 316 Biosystems Research Complex Clemson University Clemson SC USA

Department of Plant and Soil Sciences University of Pretoria Pretoria South Africa

Department of Plant Sciences University of California Davis Davis CA USA

Facultad de Agronomía Departamento de Ecología IFEVA CONICET Universidad de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Argentina

Institute of Crop Science and Institute of Bioinformatics Zhejiang University Hangzhou China

School of Agriculture Food and Wine University of Adelaide Glen Osmond Australia

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