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Research Project: Biology and Management of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds

Location: Crop Production Systems Research

Title: How Amaranthus palmeri evolved from an obscure plant of North America to become the biggest weed problem in the US corn and soybean belt

Author
item Molin, William

Submitted to: Outlooks on Pest Management
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/7/2019
Publication Date: 8/1/2019
Citation: Molin, W.T. 2019. How Amaranthus palmeri evolved from an obscure plant of North America to become the biggest weed problem in the US corn and soybean belt. Outlooks on Pest Management. pp. 1-4.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The success of Amaranthus palmeri in US row crops resulted from a confluence of changes in productions systems, the dominance of herbicide resistant forms over its susceptible counterparts, the release of glyphosate transgenic crops, a one herbicide fits all mentality, and perhaps a touch of negligence.