
Keywords: waterhemp
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Illinois study advances possibility of genetic control for major agricultural weedsL. Quinn, ACES News, 2017.![]() Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, two aggressive weeds that threaten the food supply in North America, are increasingly hard to kill with commercially available herbicides. A novel approach known as genetic control could one day reduce the need for these chemicals. Now, scientists ... Keywords: genetic biocontrol, Palmer amaranth, plants, waterhemp, weeds |

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