Agriculture’s most effective pesticides are rapidly losing their punch as weeds evolve resistance to the chemicals. With no game-changing alternatives in the pipeline, researchers warn that farmers could soon see crop yields drop and production prices climb.
EMBATTLED CORN Tall leaves in a row of seed corn rise above a field of invading of nutrient thieves: the weedy common waterhemp.
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