Tapping into sorghum's weed-fighting capabilities to give growers more options

Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 13:50 in Mathematics & Economics

By unlocking the genetic secrets of sorghum, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have found a way to make one of the world's most important cereal crops a better option for growers. Researchers at the ARS Natural Products Utilization Unit in Oxford, Miss. also may have opened a door to reducing pesticide use in the production of other crops.

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