September 2007 - Posts

Friday, September 28, 2007 12:31 PM

Perceptions and Myths about Glyphosate Resistance

As we all know, in life there is oftentimes a gap between perception and reality, and the same holds true in the case of glyphosate resistance. For instance, respondents from a recent Purdue University study* of over 3,000 Indiana growers reported that
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Thursday, September 20, 2007 11:40 AM

Managing Glyphosate Resistance in Southern Crops

Preserving herbicides, particularly glyphosate, involves a well-rounded diverse weed management program. A critical component of this is building programs around residual herbicides to extend weed control between applications. Rotating modes of action
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Thursday, September 13, 2007 4:05 PM

The Threat of Multiple-Resistant Weeds

Oftentimes when you hear discussions about weed resistance, it is referring to a particular weed species that is resistant to one mode-of action, such as glyphosate. However, there are also many cases in which weeds develop resistance to more than one
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Thursday, September 06, 2007 1:27 PM

Glyphosate-Resistant Pigweed Continues to Menace Mid-South

Pigweed uncontrolled by glyphosate has anchored itself in yet another location – Louisiana. Palmer pigweed was recently confirmed glyphosate resistant in Arkansas. This article explains testing is being conducted at the Syngenta Vero Beach Research
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