Failed antibiotic could be a game-changing weed killer for farmers
Weed killers of the future could soon be based on failed antibiotics.
Molecular & Computational biology
May 24, 2023
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News tagged with herbicides
Herbicide modeling to help turn tide on reef damage
As one of Australia's great natural wonders, the Great Barrier Reef supports both ecosystems and a multitude of industries.
Ecology
May 22, 2023
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Tank-mixing herbicides may not be enough to avoid herbicide resistance
Eight years ago, University of Illinois and USDA-ARS scientists turned weed control on its head. More and more herbicide resistant weeds were popping up, and the pest plants were getting harder to kill. It was clear farmers ...
Agriculture
May 16, 2023
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Herbicide resistance found to be caused by pre-existing genetic variation in blackgrass
Blackgrass has become the most economically damaging herbicide-resistant weed in Europe. A team led by researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen and the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart has now found ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 13, 2023
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Residues of glyphosate-based herbicides in soil found to negatively affect plant-beneficial microbes
Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland, found that even very low levels of glyphosate-based herbicide residues have a negative effect on endophytic microbes associated with garden strawberry.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 6, 2023
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Researchers aim to reduce pesticide drift in the lower Mississippi Delta
To reduce the effects of pesticide drift and protect pollinators, researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Stoneville, Mississippi, are investigating the best ways of using ...
Biotechnology
Mar 15, 2023
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Study explores control options for black swallowwort
Black swallowwort is a difficult to control invasive vine that thrives in natural areas and perennial cropping systems across northeastern North America. To date, though, no scientific studies have been conducted to determine ...
Ecology
Jan 19, 2023
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Some no-till crop rotations on dairy farms could benefit from strategic tillage
Many no-till growers are reluctant to implement any soil disturbance due to concerns about negative impacts on soil health. However, a new study by a team of Penn State researchers suggests that plowing fields once after ...
Agriculture
Dec 23, 2022
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Futuristic fields: Europe's farm industry on cusp of robot revolution
From oxen to horses to tractors to robots: the European farm industry is poised to undergo another innovative disruption—this time brought about by artificial intelligence.
Biotechnology
Dec 7, 2022
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Study shows hazardous herbicide chemical goes airborne
"Dicamba drift"—the movement of the herbicide dicamba off crops through the atmosphere—can result in unintentional damage to neighboring plants. To prevent dicamba drift, other chemicals, typically amines, are mixed with ...
Environment
Oct 27, 2022
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