Why doesn’t glyphosate work well on field horsetail? Field horsetail has a hard, waxy cuticle stem with high silica content that makes it hard for glyphosate to penetrate into the plant. On average, 90% of their biomass is below ground and present as underground...
What makes foxtail barley hard to kill? With hairy and extremely narrow leaves, it’s difficult to get good herbicide coverage on foxtail barley. As it’s a perennial, the dead leaves from the past season cover the growing shoots in spring, reducing contact...
Why doesn’t glyphosate alone work well on Kochia? Kochia is a plant that has become well adapted to varying conditions and evolves quickly to ensure survival. Here are a few ways that kochia evades being killed by glyphosate: Hairy leaves – Kochia has fine...
The following information was part of the 2023 Provincial Disease Update presentation given by Dr. Alireza Akhavan (Provincial Plant Disease Specialist) on March 2nd, 2023. Terminology Prevalence: The total number of cases of a disease in a given population at a...
