[APWG] NEWS: Farmers Switch Course in Battle Against Weeds
Marc Imlay
ialm at erols.com
Tue Aug 21 05:55:21 CDT 2007
That is why it is our policy to remove all members of a population. Thus
there can be no "natural" selection.
Marc Imlay, PhD
Conservation biologist, Anacostia Watershed Society
(301-699-6204, 301-283-0808)
Board member of the Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council,
Hui o Laka at Kokee State Park, Hawaii
Vice president of the Maryland Native Plant Society,
Chair of the Biodiversity and Habitat Stewardship
Committee for the Maryland Chapter of the Sierra Club.
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[mailto:apwg-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org] On Behalf Of Olivia Kwong
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Subject: [APWG] NEWS: Farmers Switch Course in Battle Against Weeds
I'm not sure if the resistant weeds include any exotic invasives, but it's
something to keep a watch on since glyphosate is used as an invasive
control technique.
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13743461
Farmers Switch Course in Battle Against Weeds
by Dan Charles
Morning Edition, August 20, 2007 In the age-old struggle between farmers
and weeds, farmers have enjoyed the weed killer Roundup. Some have called
it the herbicide of a lifetime. But after 30 years on the market the
chemical seems to be losing its power over some weeds, changing farming
practices nationwide.
See the link above to listen to the story.
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