The nightmares it seems will continue for farmers.....though Monsanto
has offered to help.=20
Here is the first paragraph. The rest can be read at the URL above.
By ELLIOTT MINOR
"TIFTON, Ga. (AP) - The cotton industry is concerned about the
discovery of a herbicide-resistant weed that spreads easily, can grow
an inch a day even during droughts and could force farmers to return to
older growing methods that were harsher on the environment."
Gloria, Texas
US zone 8a
Gloria,
This story is literally about what is in our backyard. We live in Macon county that is listed in the article. This particular weed is one of many that grow in my own garden. It said it was a type of amaranth? I wonder if it is edible? Here is a link to a site with pictures of the plant.
http://ipm.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/amapa.htm
I just pulled these by hand from the garden.
Roni
Dang! That weed gets around , I saw and battled that weed all summer this year!
It is wild in the foothills around Boise !
Thanks for ID-ing it!
BG
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