Glyphosate Resistant Kochia Found in Southern Alberta

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By Shaun Haney
This morning Monsanto released a statement confirming the three fields in southern Alberta contain glyphosate resistant kochia. Not surprising considering that the growth of glyphosate resistant weeds in North America is on the rise.

This new case though comes with a new twist that is different than other situations. According to the Monsanto press release,

?What makes this particular case different from some of the previous situations where glyphosate resistance has been confirmed, is that it does not appear to have developed in a Roundup Ready(R) cropping system. The suspected weed species were found in three fields of chem-fallow and the typical crop rotation of the fields does not appear to have included regular use of Roundup Ready crops.?


Read more at http://www.realagriculture.com/2012/01/glyphosate-resistant-kochia-found-in-southern-alberta/
 
 
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