News tagged with resistant weeds

Bioluminescent technology for easy tracking of GMO

It is important to be able to monitor genetically modified (GM) crops, not only in the field but also during the food processing chain. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Biotechnology shows ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Leading crop scientist warns against herbicide overuse

Overuse of the herbicide glyphosate (Roundup) has caused US crops to become infested with glyphosate-resistant weeds - and a world-leading researcher at The University of Western Australia is fighting to prevent ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Integrated weed management best response to herbicide resistance

Over-reliance on glyphosate-type herbicides for weed control on U.S. farms has created a dramatic increase in the number of genetically-resistant weeds, according to a team of agricultural researchers, who say the solution ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research team unravels tomato pathogen's tricks of the trade

(PhysOrg.com) -- For decades, scientists and farmers have attempted to understand how a bacterial pathogen continues to damage tomatoes despite numerous agricultural attempts to control its spread.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Which direction are herbicides heading?

2,4-D is coming back. What many might consider a "dinosaur" may be the best solution for growers fighting weed resistance today, said Dean Riechers, University of Illinois associate professor of weed physiology.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Waterhemp rears its ugly head ... again

Waterhemp has done it again. University of Illinois researchers just published an article in Pest Management Science confirming that waterhemp is the first weed to evolve resistance to HPPD-inhibiting herbicides.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Worst weed the culprit of herbicide resistance

Scientists at the University of Adelaide's Waite Research Institute have discovered new cases of herbicide resistance in annual ryegrass, the most serious and costly weed of Australian cropping.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Understanding how weeds are resistant to herbicides

In a little over seven hours, University of Illinois weed scientist Patrick Tranel got more genetic information about waterhemp than in two years time in a lab. The genetic information was obtained using pyrosequencing technology ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Farmers relying on roundup lose some of its benefit

(PhysOrg.com) -- Roundup Ready crops have made weed control much easier for farmers, but a new study shows their reliance on the technology may be weakening the herbicide's ability to control weeds.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0