Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Superweed resists another class of herbicides

We've all heard about bacteria that are becoming resistant to multiple types of antibiotics. These are the so-called superbugs perplexing and panicking medical science. The plant analogue may just be waterhemp, a broadleaf weed common to corn and soybean fields across the Midwest. With resistance to multiple common herbicides, waterhemp is getting much harder to kill.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2wS8dwU

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