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Herbicides, Critical Source Areas, and Vegetated Buffers
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| Date: | 2016-06-01 02:56:26 |
| Blog: | Terra Central  |
| URL: | http://blogs.agu.org/terracentral/2016/06/01/new-herbicides-in-the-news/ |
Summary:
Waging Chemical Warfare on Weeds Last fall, while on one of my country road walking routes, I noticed an advanced infestation of marestail (Conyza canadensis) in a soybean field. Evidently, this weed, and others, is becoming herbicide-resistant. A new agricultural herbicide called Acuron (link goes to manufacturer’s website) is on the market, and in some fields. Acuron has been developed in response to “superweeds” that have grown resistant to glyphosate, …Content analysis:
Keywords:
advanced infestation, Agriculture, Chemical Warfare, Conyza canadensis, country road, Critical Source Areas, fall, Herbicides, manufacturer, marestail, new agricultural herbicide, response, routes, soybean field, superweeds, Vegetated Buffers Waging, weed, Weeds
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