Detecting resistance in imported perennial ryegrass seed lots

Published: Jan. 20, 2023, 12:32 a.m.

Herbicide resistance in imported ryegrass seed lots is so widespread it is safer for farmers to assume that resistance is present, AgResearch scientist Chris Buddenhagen told CROPS.

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This follows research showing that 20 of 28 seed lines tested, or 70 per cent, had some resistance to Group 1 and/or 2 herbicides.