Texas A&M grad student tackles life cycle of herbicide-resistant pigweed

Every female Palmer amaranth plant can produce over 1 million seeds that may germinate and compete with a cotton crop. One doctoral student is taking on these weeds, which rob farmers through herbicide costs, yield damage or quality losses. Palmer amaranth is highly adaptable, spreading all the way up to Minnesota and Canada, and is […]

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