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USDA entomologist Gordon Snodgrass (left) and Bill Scott monitor tarnished plant bug populations on their weed hosts. Universities around the world have teamed to combat crop-threatening weeds.
Colorado State, OSU, UC Davis scientists among team looking to improve management of the world's most intractable species of weeds.
Anne Manning | Apr 22, 2021
Every multi-acre farmer and backyard gardener knows weeds are a constant, formidable foe of successful plant production. Across the globe, weed management demands billions of dollars in annual herbicidal treatments, or soil-damaging tillage of fields so crops can grow.
An international group of scientists and industry professionals, led by weed scientists at Colorado State University, have launched an ambitious new project aimed at improved management of the most intractable species of weeds in the world. The team also includes researchers from Oregon State University and the University of California, Davis.