Cambridge Core BlogScientist offer important guidance for treating invasive plants after a wildfire
The period after a wildfire can offer a great window of opportunity for treating invasive plants. But scientists from the U.S.…
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Research Confirms New Reports of Glyphosate-Resistant Junglerice
For more than a decade, growers have waged a high-profile battle against glyphosate-resistant pigweed. But pigweed is by no means the only weed resistant to glyphosate.…
Researchers document the role rainfall plays in organic weed control
Organic growers can face tough challenges when it comes to weed control. But new research published in the journal Weed Science shows weather conditions and well-timed cultural management techniques can make a big difference.…
Research focuses on factors that fuel new plant invasions
Which environmental factors are most important to the establishment of new plants of invasive species? Is it seed dispersal from existing plants?…
New study shows timing is an important factor in auxin damage
With the introduction of crops engineered for resistance to the auxin herbicides, concern has soared about unintentional injury to auxin-sensitive crops through off-target spray drift, volatility and spray tank contamination.…
Scientists Confirm First Case of Waterhemp With Six-Way Resistance
A study featured in the journal Weed Science is certain to keep many corn and soybean growers up at night. Researchers have identified a waterhemp population in Missouri that is resistant to a record-breaking six herbicide mechanisms of action.…
New Approach to Harvest-Time Weed Seed Control Benefits Conservation Cropping Systems
Australian farmers have long considered harvest-time weed seed control their “last chance” opportunity to battle herbicide-resistant weeds that survive in-crop treatments.…
Battling Chinese Privet? You can get great control with significantly less herbicide than you think
Chinese privet is a common fixture in the southeastern United States – typically found growing in dense thickets along roadsides, on rights of way and in forests.…
Are genetically engineered crops really the main culprit?
Today genetically engineered, glyphosate-resistant crops are often singled out as a major contributor in the evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds. But a new data analysis featured in the journal Weed Science shows it may be time to revisit that common assumption.…
Want Better Control of Glyphosate-Resistant Giant Ragweed? Herbicide mixtures may NOT be the answer.
Scientists at Purdue University have just answered an important question that has plagued many corn and soybean growers. Why does mixing glyphosate with other selective herbicides sometimes fail to control glyphosate-resistant giant ragweed plants?…
Want Better Weed Control in Organic No-Till Crops? Research Shows Mulch is Not Enough!
Cover-crop mulch has long been the weed control tactic of choice for organic no-till corn and soybean systems. But new research featured in the journal Weed Science shows that adding new control tactics can deliver much better results.…
Wish You Could Predict the Behavior of Invasive Weeds? You Can!
What if you could predict which nonnative plant species would become invasive weeds and when? Would it change your weed management plan?…