Glufosinate Resistant Palmer Amaranth has Been Found in Missouri
Glufosinate resistant palmer amaranth has been found in the Missouri bootheel. University of Missouri Integrated Pest Management Coordinator Mandy Bish tells Brownfield the discovery is frustrating, but not surprising.
“We have a limited number of post-emergent herbicide options for control of pigweeds like palmer amaranth and waterhamp. As Dr. Bradley, our state weed scientist, has said multiple times if we are overusing them then we are going to break the system, so it seems we have officially broken glufosinate in at least one palmer population in Missouri.”
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“We have a limited number of post-emergent herbicide options for control of pigweeds like palmer amaranth and waterhamp. As Dr. Bradley, our state weed scientist, has said multiple times if we are overusing them then we are going to break the system, so it seems we have officially broken glufosinate in at least one palmer population in Missouri.”
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