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Existing chemistries still important in controlling herbicide-resistant weeds
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<blockquote data-quote="Agriland RSS" data-source="post: 7750134" data-attributes="member: 105608"><p>Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland</p><p></p><p>According to Life Scientific UK and Ireland country manager, Ruth Stanley, existing chemistries can still play a role in controlling herbicide-resistant weeds, provided farmers use a much more holistic approach when it comes to the <a href="https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/diversifying-crop-rotations-is-the-only-answer-to-resistant-grass-weeds/" target="_blank">management of their crops</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>“Cultivation techniques play a critical role in controlling weeds e.g. where wild oats are concerned, ploughing will bury seed to a depth below which they cannot produce viable plants upon germination,” she explained.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>“But farmers must know and recognise the main weed threat on their farms. This information will help formulate the range of management policies that can be implemented to control the problem.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>“Farmers should reduce significant weed burdens without opening a can of herbicide.”</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://cdn.agriland.ie/uploads/2021/09/Ruth-Stanley.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn.agriland.ie/uploads/2021/09/Ruth-Stanley.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>Ruth Stanley, Life Scientific</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><h2>Herbicide-resistant weeds</h2><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Significantly, the Life Scientific representative confirmed that existing chemistries still have a role to play in controlling weeds that are exhibiting a degree of herbicide resistance.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>“Wild oats are a case in point,” she stressed to <em><strong>Agriland</strong></em>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>“A survey carried out in the UK last year confirmed that less than 20% of the wild oat seeds submitted by farmers, were actually resistant to the chemicals that the farmers in question were using to treat the problem in the first place.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>“And the same principle holds where the likes of blackgrass is concerned.”</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>According to Stanley, changing cultivation practices widens the range of chemistries that farmers can use to tackle problem weeds.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>“The creation of stale seed beds allows farmers to physically kill-off germinated weeds prior to sowing. Glyphosate can also be used to provide a blanket kill of weeds in these circumstances.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>“By taking these approaches, populations of problem weeds, such as blackgrass, can be reduced over a relatively small period of time,” she continued.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>“But the bottom line is that all herbicides must be applied properly and recommended application rates followed at all times,” Stanley concluded.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/existing-chemistries-still-important-in-controlling-herbicide-resistant-weeds/" target="_blank">Existing chemistries still important in controlling herbicide-resistant weeds</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk" target="_blank">Agriland.co.uk</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/existing-chemistries-still-important-in-controlling-herbicide-resistant-weeds/" target="_blank">Continue reading on the Agriland Website...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Agriland RSS, post: 7750134, member: 105608"] Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland According to Life Scientific UK and Ireland country manager, Ruth Stanley, existing chemistries can still play a role in controlling herbicide-resistant weeds, provided farmers use a much more holistic approach when it comes to the [URL='https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/diversifying-crop-rotations-is-the-only-answer-to-resistant-grass-weeds/']management of their crops[/URL]. “Cultivation techniques play a critical role in controlling weeds e.g. where wild oats are concerned, ploughing will bury seed to a depth below which they cannot produce viable plants upon germination,” she explained. “But farmers must know and recognise the main weed threat on their farms. This information will help formulate the range of management policies that can be implemented to control the problem. “Farmers should reduce significant weed burdens without opening a can of herbicide.” [URL='https://cdn.agriland.ie/uploads/2021/09/Ruth-Stanley.jpg'][IMG]https://cdn.agriland.ie/uploads/2021/09/Ruth-Stanley.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Ruth Stanley, Life Scientific [HEADING=1]Herbicide-resistant weeds[/HEADING] Significantly, the Life Scientific representative confirmed that existing chemistries still have a role to play in controlling weeds that are exhibiting a degree of herbicide resistance. “Wild oats are a case in point,” she stressed to [I][B]Agriland[/B][/I]. “A survey carried out in the UK last year confirmed that less than 20% of the wild oat seeds submitted by farmers, were actually resistant to the chemicals that the farmers in question were using to treat the problem in the first place. “And the same principle holds where the likes of blackgrass is concerned.” According to Stanley, changing cultivation practices widens the range of chemistries that farmers can use to tackle problem weeds. “The creation of stale seed beds allows farmers to physically kill-off germinated weeds prior to sowing. Glyphosate can also be used to provide a blanket kill of weeds in these circumstances. “By taking these approaches, populations of problem weeds, such as blackgrass, can be reduced over a relatively small period of time,” she continued. “But the bottom line is that all herbicides must be applied properly and recommended application rates followed at all times,” Stanley concluded. The post [URL='https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/existing-chemistries-still-important-in-controlling-herbicide-resistant-weeds/']Existing chemistries still important in controlling herbicide-resistant weeds[/URL] appeared first on [URL='https://www.agriland.co.uk']Agriland.co.uk[/URL]. [url="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/existing-chemistries-still-important-in-controlling-herbicide-resistant-weeds/"]Continue reading on the Agriland Website...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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