Date published: 28th January 2010
Publication: Science Network WA
Editor: David Satterthwaite
Author: Marisa Wikramanayake
Title: Weed species resist farmers’ favourite herbicide
Link to full article: Weed species resist farmers’ favourite herbicide
Excerpt:
NEW research shows that several weed species have grown resistant to the most widely used herbicide in farming, glyphosate.
Researcher Dr Todd Gaines of the Western Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative (WAHRI) at the University of Western Australia, says research shows the weed species Amaranthus palmeri in the United States and Annual Rye-grass (Lolium rigidium) in Australia can become resistant to glyphosate.
