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Friday, August 06, 2010 8:04 AM

Arkansas Growers Take a Round in the Fight Against Resistant Palmer

As growers across the Delta fight glyphosate-resistant Palmer pigweed, it's encouraging to hear the stories of guys who've managed it successfully. A grower in Blytheville, Ark., noticed suspicious Palmer pigweed in his fields last season. Rather

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Monday, August 02, 2010 8:30 AM

University of Arkansas Programs Keep the Palmer Jungle at Bay

At a recent field tour, University of Arkansas weed scientists Ken Smith and Bob Scott walked attendees through trials on a Widener, Ark., farm that had become a Palmer jungle last season. To the surprise of some, both researchers said it is possible

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Friday, July 23, 2010 3:17 PM

Facts About Recent Waterhemp Discovery in Central Illinois

A waterhemp population in a central Illinois seed corn production field has been found resistant to several commercially available HPPD-inhibitor herbicides. Last year, the field contained waterhemp populations that were not controlled by foliar-applied

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Filed under weed management, Prefix, Illinois, resistant weeds, herbicide, Flexstar, residual herbicide

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 1:14 AM

Researchers Find New Information on Palmer Pigweed

Recently, experts in the glyphosate arena discovered a new mechanism of resistance by which plants thwart herbicide applications. Southeast Farm Press reported on these findings and its impact on the rapid spread of glyphosate-resistant Palmer pigweed.

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Filed under glyphosate resistance, Palmer pigweed, pigweed, residual, Prefix, soybeans, cotton, Sequence, Envoke, Reflex, soybean, Flexstar

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 5:46 PM

Cold, Wet Weather in Illinois Affects Weed Control

Wet weather has burdened growers in central Illinois all season, and harvest has been no exception. Craig Abell, Syngenta technical support rep, fills us in on how wet weather has impacted weed control. After several weeks of rain, harvest is starting

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Filed under glyphosate resistance, weed management, Resistance Fighter, residual, Prefix, soybeans, Abell, Illinois