Weeds increasingly immune to herbicides

New, more efficient control methods foster resistance faster

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.