- Posted by: Gale Perez
Will Rising Temperatures Make Superweeds Even Stronger?
Widely used herbicides are struggling to kill some weeds. Some experts think heat could be part of the problem.
From the digital magazine, Undark • Dec. 7, 2020
By Natasha Gilbert • 12.07.2020
Around 10 years ago, in the fierce heat of the Kansas summer, many of the noxious kochia weeds invading Phillip Stahlman's research fields simply wouldn't budge when sprayed with a mixture of two...
/h5>/h3>/h2>- Author: Maor Matzrafi
- Posted by: Gale Perez
Maor Matzrafi is a post-doctoral researcher with Marie Jasieniuk's lab at UC Davis.
It is well known that herbicide efficacy is strongly associated with environmental conditions (Kudsk and Kristensen, 1992), and this is why applicators are required (by law) to spray under specific environmental conditions. In recent years, we have witnessed an increase in extreme weather events that have emphasized the importance of maintaining proper environmental conditions at, but more importantly after herbicide application. As part of my PhD project, I demonstrated that the first...