Search results for herbicide application
Herbicide diversity needed to keep Roundup effective
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Using a diverse herbicide application strategy may increase production costs, but a five-year Purdue University study shows the practice will drastically reduce weeds and seeds that are resistant to a popular herbicide.
Herbicide-tolerant crops can improve water quality
Apr 22, 2008 |
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The residual herbicides commonly used in the production of corn and soybean are frequently detected in rivers, streams, and reservoirs at concentrations that exceed drinking water standards in areas where these crops are ...
Study finds one-time herbicide use decreased native plants, may have increased invasive plants
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Matt Rinella, faculty in Animal and Range Science at Montana State University and an ecologist at the Fort Keogh Agricultural Experiment Station in Miles City, recently published the results ...
Study explores effects of herbicide drift on white oak
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Herbicide drift, which occurs when pesticides "drift" from the targeted application area to a nearby non-targeted area, is a particular concern in Midwestern regions of the United States. In the Midwest, where the topography ...
Low level herbicide use can damage potato reproduction
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Jan 07, 2009 |
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Currently, plant testing in the United States to determine potential ecological risks from chemical pesticides to nontarget plants requires two tests, both of which use immature plants. Protection of the plant development ...
Eco-tilling detects herbicide resistance early
Aug 30, 2007 |
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A new molecular tool to help farmers address one of the major threats to conventional agricultural practices - herbicide resistance – has been developed by Australian and Japanese researchers.
Farmers relying on roundup lose some of its benefit
Apr 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Roundup Ready crops have made weed control much easier for farmers, but a new study shows their reliance on the technology may be weakening the herbicide's ability to control weeds.
First evidence that weed killers improve nutritional value of a key food crop
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Scientists are reporting for the first time that the use of weed killers in farmers' fields boosts the nutritional value of an important food a crop. Application of two common herbicides to several varieties ...
Herbicide-resistant grape could revitalize Midwest wine industry
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Oct 14, 2008 |
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An herbicide that is effective at killing broadleaf weeds in corn, but also annihilated most of the grapes in Illinois and other Midwestern states, may finally have a worthy contender. Researchers at the University of Illinois ...
Long-term study of orchard ground cover management systems
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Orchard floor and groundcover management is important to fruit growers, affecting the efficiency of orchard operations, fruit tree performance, and soil quality.
Organic weed control for dandelions
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Spring and summer often find homeowners out in their yards, busily attempting to control the onslaught of dandelions in a quest for green, weed-free lawns. Dandelions, broadleaf perennial plants that have a questionable reputation ...
A built-in strategy for transgene containment
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Mar 19, 2008 |
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A method of creating selective terminable transgenic rice was reported by the scientists of Zhejiang University in this week’s PLoS ONE. Unintended spreading of transgenic rice by pollen and seed dispersal is a major concer ...
Researchers identify natural herbicide that controls weeds around some common lawn grasses
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Nov 08, 2007 |
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Certain varieties of common fescue lawn grass come equipped with their own natural broad-spectrum herbicide that inhibits the growth of weeds and other plants around them.
GM crop creates a 'superweed'
Jul 25, 2005 |
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Cross-fertilization between genetically modified crops and wild plants -- believed nearly impossible -- has reportedly occurred in Britain.
Alternative agricultural practices combine productivity and soil health
Jul 24, 2009 |
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The progressive degradation of useful soils for agriculture and farm animal husbandry is a growing environmental and social problem, given that it endangers the food safety of an increasing world population. This fact prompted ...
