Expanding Cotton Production in Kansas…Herbicide Resistance in Crop Weeds
• Expanding cotton production in Kansas
• Herbicide resistance in crop weeds
• Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look and Listen…”
00:01:30 – Expanding Cotton Production in Kansas: K-State crop production specialist Stu Duncan talks about the expansion of cotton production in Kansas, and the opportunities for more growers to raise this crop...and he covers some of the key topics at the 2nd annual Great Plains Cotton Conference coming up later this month, co-sponsored by K-State and Oklahoma State University.
00:12:52 – Herbicide Resistance in Crop Weeds: Weed management specialist Sarah Lancaster and weed physiologist Mithila Jugulam of K-State talk about their latest research on herbicide resistance in crop weeds...they've discovered what's called metabolic resistance in a population of Palmer amaranth, which allows that weed to resist a half-dozen different herbicide classes...they're describing this as a major finding that could re-shape thinking on herbicide resistance management.
00:24:16 – Herbicide Resistance in Crop Weeds (Part 2): Continued discussion with weed management specialist Sarah Lancaster and weed physiologist Mithila Jugulam of K-State.
00:32:30 – "Stop, Look and Listen": K-State's Gus van der Hoeven presents "Stop, Look and Listen", his weekly commentary on rural Kansas.
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