Thursday, April 16, 2026

resistant pigweed

Pigweed escapes after glufosinate raise concerns

• By Larry Steckel • We have visited fields where growers have found Palmer amaranth that escaped an auxin herbicide (Engenia, XtendiMax, Enlist One) application also escaped follow-up glufosinate (Liberty) application (Pictures 1 and 2).   Auxin herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth was documented...

UGA researchers confirm PPO-resistant Palmer pigweed

• By Stanley Culpepper and Taylor Randell • Research over the past three seasons has confirmed a Georgia population of Palmer amaranth to be resistant to topical applications of PPO herbicides including Reflex, Cobra and Blazer (Figure 1). For cotton and...

Here’s a ‘Plan B’ for Palmer pigweed escapes after dicamba, 2,4-D

• By Larry Steckel • Some reports have come from folks concerned by the lack of Palmer amaranth response to applications of dicamba plus glyphosate applied in the last 10 days. I expect to get more of these calls as...

May 25 Is The Cutoff For Applying Dicamba To Crops in Arkansas

May 25 marks the last day for Arkansas growers to apply the herbicide dicamba to crops in the state, based on a ruling from the Arkansas State Plant Board earlier this year. The herbicide is primarily used to control Palmer...

EPA Announces Changes To Dicamba Registration

On Oct. 31, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it is extending the registration of dicamba for two years for “over-the-top” use to control weeds in fields for cotton and soybean plants genetically engineered to resist dicamba. This action was...

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