Amaranthus palmeri: resistance and losses of up to 91%
With its extremely high reproductive and spreading capacity, herbicide-resistant Amaranthus palmeri is becoming an increasingly serious threat
In a scenario of increasing loss of sensitivity of the fungus that causes Asian rust, genetic resistance gains even more importance, not as an isolated control alternative, but as an indispensable tool in the integrated management of this disease that challenges the sustainability of soybeans in Brazil.
By Prof. Dr. Sylvio Henrique Bidel Dornelles – Chief Researcher at the Dept. of Biology - GIPHE/UFSM, Prof. Dr. Danie Martini Sanchotene – Agronomy Course - URI, Academic Andrei Beck Goergen – Agronomy Course/UFSM and Eng.