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Herbicide resistance no longer a black box for scientists Posttime: 2021-08-17: By Lauren Quinn When agricultural weeds evolve resistance to herbicides, they do it in one of two ways. In target-site resistance, a tiny mutation in the plants genetic code means the chemical no longer fits in the protein its designed to attack. In non-target-site resistance, the plant deploys a whole slew of enzymes that detoxify the chemical before it can...

Study shows environmental link to herbicide-resistant horseweed Posttime: 2021-07-27: Horseweed is a serious threat to both agricultural crops and natural landscapes around the globe. In the U.S., the weed is prolific and able to emerge at any time of the year. Fall emerging horseweed overwinters as a rosette, while spring emerging horseweed skips the rosette stage and grows upright. In some instances, both rosette and upright plants emerge s...

Virus-sized line of biopesticides in nanocapsules developed in Brazil Posttime: 2021-07-26: By Leonardo Gottems, reporter for AgroPages Brazilian startup NanoScoping Nanotechnology Solutions has developed a line of natural crop protection products using nanocapsules the size of a virus. The innovative technology has a patent application and is certified for use in organic agriculture. The Nano Agro line consists of three products: Nano Agro Neem (i...

Glyphosate price hit 10-year new high, expected to continue in the short term Posttime: 2021-07-16: With the glyphosate price rising again last week, 95% of suppliers of glyphosate powder have increased their quotation up to RMB50,000-55,000 per ton, with exports quoted at US$8,000 per ton FOB, according to an intelligent agency in China. The actual transaction price is RMB49,000-50,000 per ton while exports are at $7,900-7,950 per ton FOB, which has hit a...

ADAMA provides net income estimate for the first half of 2021 Posttime: 2021-07-15: ADAMA Ltd. (the Company) (SZSE 000553), has provided an estimate regarding its financial performance for the first half of 2021. Sales ADAMA is expecting to report sales growth of more than 18% in USD terms (7% in RMB terms) in the second quarter compared to the same quarter last year, driven by continued robust volume growth in all key regions. This strong ...

Brazil stricken by severe drought Posttime: 2021-06-24: By Kasha Patel Prolonged dry conditions have caused the worst drought in central and southern Brazil in almost a century, according to Brazilian government agencies. The drought is expected to cause crop losses, water scarcity, and increased fire activity in the Amazon rainforest and Pantanal wetlands. Low water levels are noticeable around several lakes in ...

Glyphosate: EU regulators begin review of renewal assessments Posttime: 2021-06-16: EFSA and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) have received a draft assessment of glyphosate carried out by four EU Member States and will now begin to consider the findings. Glyphosate the most widely used herbicide in the world is currently authorised for use in the EU until December 2022. National authorities of France, Hungary, the Netherlands and Sweden...

Brazilian study demonstrates that GM plants do not affect the microbiota Posttime: 2021-06-15: By Leonardo Gottems, reporter for AgroPages The planting and cultural treatments of GMOs (genetically modified organisms), or transgenics, as they are better known, do not alter the beneficial microorganisms found in the soil, according to monitoring carried out in the cultivation areas for various plant species. Monitoring carried out by the researcher from...