Field tests seek new control methods for resistant ragweed in cotton crops

Friday, December 7, 2012 - 14:00 in Biology & Nature

Giant ragweed lives up to its name, towering over crops and choking out surrounding plant species. Just one ragweed plant per square meter has been shown to reduce crop yields 45 to 77 percent. Now giant ragweed has evolved resistance to the herbicide glyphosate, which had been effective at controlling the weed.

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