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Biology And Control Of Glyphosate-Resistant Giant Ragweed., Simranpreet Kaur
Biology And Control Of Glyphosate-Resistant Giant Ragweed., Simranpreet Kaur
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Giant ragweed is a troublesome, early emerging, summer annual weed found throughout the eastern and midwestern corn and soybean growing regions of the United States. Since the emergence of giant ragweed varies at different locations, our first objective was to determine the emergence pattern of giant ragweed in Nebraska and how spring tillage influences emergence. Results of a two-year study suggested that giant ragweed emerged from late March until mid-June, with the majority of emergence ceasing by early May. Spring tillage could be used as an alternative method for managing glyphosate resistant giant ragweed.
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