Australia: Roundup-resistant weeds running rampant

The Australian – Super-weeds and grasses that cannot be killed or controlled by common chemicals are insidiously spreading across Australia. A study by Adelaide University researchers, funded by the National Weeds Program, has discovered herbicide resistance in half the weed sites surveyed along major roads stretching from the Darling Downs in Queensland to southern and Western Australia. Read article

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Source Article from http://openyoureyesnews.com/2012/11/02/australia-roundup-resistant-weeds-running-rampant/

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