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Spring-applied herbicides are no match for henbit, a winter annual weed found in more than 50 crops – including corn, cotton and soybean.…
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Scientist 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.…
Growers in California Face New Weed Control Challenge: Italian ryegrass develops resistance to multiple herbicides
Italian ryegrass has become a weedy nuisance in California – often found in orchards and vineyards where fruits and nuts are grown.…
Rice Growers Beware: Study finds 3 of 4 residual herbicides reduce crop performance
Fall-applied residual herbicides are often used to control glyphosate-resistant Italian ryegrass – especially in the Mid-South. But growers who use rice as a rotational crop need to beware.…
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.…
A New Herbicide for Watermelon Crops?
Watermelon growers face tough weed control challenges. One example: Crop seedlings need to be planted with plenty of elbow room – leaving wide spaces where broadleaf and grassy weeds can become established and reduce yields.…
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.…
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?…
Tackling Weeds in Winter Strawberry Crops – Drip by Drip!
Since the U.S. EPA’s 2005 ban of methyl bromide, winter strawberry growers have faced a perplexing dilemma. How do you control those pesky broadleaf weeds, grasses and nutsedge species that emerge through the transplanting holes in polyethylene mulch?…
Is Palmer Amaranth Developing Traits That Make It Harder to Control?
New research featured in the journal Weed Science, shows “life history” traits may be contributing to crop losses by making Palmer amaranth more aggressive and difficult to control.