New chromosome-level genomes have been published for three troublesome Amaranthus weed species: Palmer amaranth and redroot and smooth pigweed. The advancement represents a major leap in scientists’ ...

A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and collaborating institutions reveals complete chromosome-level genomes for Palmer and two other Amaranthus species, smooth and redroot ...

Background Various herbicide-resistant redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) have been confirmed recently in North Carolina, USA. Objective Determine which postemergence herbicides would ...

Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and partners have produced complete, chromosome-level genomes for Palmer amaranth, smooth and redroot pigweed ... Chromosome-level ...

New chromosome-level genomes have been published for three troublesome Amaranthus weed species: Palmer amaranth and redroot and smooth pigweed ... of Amaranthus palmeri, Amaranthus retroflexus ...

More information: Damilola A. Raiyemo et al, Chromosome-level assemblies of Amaranthus palmeri, Amaranthus retroflexus, and Amaranthus hybridus allow for genomic comparisons and identification of ...

Wonder where the next pigweed outbreak will come from? Listen for quacks and honks, and look up. Palmer amaranth typically hitches a ride north on used equipment, custom harvesters, hay ...

“Farmers, for the most part, are doing what the experts are telling them and taking a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to pigweed, but it also includes killing everything else.” Smith farms 3,000 ...