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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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Friday, July 16, 2010 9:46 AM

Six State University Study Illustrates Value of Herbicide Diversity

A professor and extension specialist in the crop science department at North Carolina State University, Dr. David Jordan along with his colleagues in weed science, conducts extensive research on weed management practices and directs statewide educational
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Friday, July 09, 2010 9:02 AM

Watch out, Louisiana: weeds to keep an eye on

At a recent Syngenta South Delta crop tour in Alexandria, La., participating retailers and consultants learned about potentially dangerous effects of weed resistance and ways to avoid it. As one of the tour presenters, I cautioned participants that though
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Thursday, June 24, 2010 12:13 PM

New Uses for "Old" Chemistry in Resistance Management

Glyphosate resistance has been all over the national news recently. Articles have brought to light the serious threat resistance poses to production agriculture, to many in the general public, which is quite alarming in the context offered. What the mainstream
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