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International effort to combat crop-threatening weeds headed by CSU scientists – EurekAlert

The International Weed Genomics Consortium, comprising 17 academic partners across seven countries, assembles a global community of experts who will develop genomic…

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IMAGE: Annual ryegrass, one of 10 selected species the International Weed Genomics Consortium will study.
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Credit: Jessica Strauss/Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative
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…

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