Resistance
Keenali Complete and Keenali GR are the names FMC has selected for its two Dodhylex-based herbicides (tetflupyrolimet). The company anticipates introducing the herbicides as early as 2027 and 2028 for farmers’ use, pending EPA approval.
Vipan Kumar, associate professor of weed science at Cornell, documented a synergistic effect for greater control of kochia resistant to multiple herbicide classes.
The new post-emergence, knockdown solution is effective on broadleaves and grasses in glufosinate-enabled soybean, cotton, corn and canola acres.
Cereal rye helps Michigan farmer reduce herbicide-resistant marestail and waterhemp.
Global Neighbor Inc. (GNI) is a pioneering startup in advanced light technology for weed seed destruction.
“We’re living in a world where it’s just a matter of time,” Harlan Asmus says referencing the development of resistance.
As the costliest pest in the U.S. for soybeans, this breakthrough means there will finally be options to develop varieties with enhanced SCN resistance.
Several factors converge making corn rootworm, black cutworm and true armyworm a high concern this season.
The company says a U.S. judge’s rejection of its class-action proposal will have no impact on its commitment to Roundup or Roundup Ready and their availability for farmers and retailers.
University of Illinois gained ground in unearthing genetic code sequencing in non-target-site herbicide resistance.