What effect will this resistant weed's growing presence have in eroding producers' ability to farm high yields on large acreages?
Released July 8, 2010
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. -- As he takes stock of the growing presence of Roundup-resistant pigweeds on crop fields from one end of the Tennessee Valley to the other, Charles Burmester is certain of one thing: The presence of this weed amounts to a game changer for row-crop producers.
The growing presence of this weed likely will mean significant changes in the way crops are produced in the Tennessee Valley — changes that will be both costly and time-consuming for producers.
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