plants Review Population Genomic Approaches for Weed Science Sara L. Martin 1,* , Jean-Sebastien Parent 1 , Martin Laforest 2 , Eric Page 3 , Julia M. Kreiner 4 and Tracey James 1 1 Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +1-613-715-5406 Received: 16 August 2019; Accepted: 14 September 2019; Published: 19 September 2019 Abstract: Genomic approaches are opening avenues for understanding all aspects of biological life, especially as they begin to be applied to multiple individuals and populations. However, these approaches typically depend on the availability of a sequenced genome for the species of interest. While the number of genomes being sequenced is exploding, one group that has lagged behind are weeds. Although the power of genomic approaches for weed science has been recognized, what is needed to implement these approaches is unfamiliar to many weed scientists. In this review we attempt to address this problem by providing a primer on