Monday, 26 January 2015

A New "Monster" Plant is a Looming Concern for Farmers on the Great Plains of the US (and Canada?).

AgroNews
Prairie farmers may have a new problem on their hands - "Weed palmer amaranth," a formidable threat to crops which seems to scoff at attempts to control it with herbicides. Story here.
Fred Springborn of Michigan State University stands next to palmer Amaranth, 
a large and aggressive weed new to that state. Photo credit - MSU.
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P in P said...

Let's hope the chemical corps. do not once again see this as a "business opportunity" to concoct ever more evil and stronger poisons to cope with a problem they, themselves created.

26 January 2015 at 16:18

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