WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Common lambsquarters sounds as gentle and harmless as its namesake. The weed behaves more like a predatory animal, however, and a new publication is designed to help farmers ...

The commonly used expression ‘driver weeds’ is a reference to highly problematic weed species which dictate or drive growers’ herbicide selection and management decisions annually. Key weeds that are ...

Also known as pigweed, common lambsquarters (Chenopodium acerifolium) is a fast-growing annual that can grow as tall as 6 feet and produce as many as 176,000 seeds per plant. It often pops up in ...

In previous research conducted on nonweed species, the efficacy of glyphosate was shown to be greater in unsterile soils compared to sterile soils and soil microorganisms were found to play an ...

Purdue scientists found that soil microbes may play a role in how those weeds react to the popular herbicide glyphosate. Here, glyphosate-susceptible biotypes of giant ragweed react differently to the ...

Weeds—we can't live with them and, unfortunately, we can't live without them. But what we can do is find a way to control them. It all starts with understanding their biology and habits. By learning ...

In the rush to plant early soybeans, beware of weed species you might not normally encounter when planting soybeans during the traditional timeframe for your area. “You aren’t dealing with Palmer ...

Aurelie Poncet, left, and Mario Soto conducted a study showing how a sensor and AI/Machine Learning can be used to assist weed scientists in rating herbicide effectiveness on plants. Poncet is an ...