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An ABCC-type transporter endowing glyphosate resistance in plants
ABC transporter genes are present in plants and now a specific ABC transporter has been shown to endow resistance to the herbicide glyphosate, in a similar way to the way these ABC transporters can give resistance to anti-cancer drugs in humans. This is the first time that a plant ABC transporter has been found responsible for herbicide resistance.
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Assessing the Capability and Potential of LiDAR for Weed Detection
In this study, the capability of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensors were assessed to detect and locate weeds. For this purpose, two trials were performed using artificial targets (representing weeds) at different heights and diameter to understand the detection limits of a LiDAR.
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Herbicide resistance: the increasingly important role of the crop protection
A significant number of research and development personnel in crop protection companies are taking a leading role in both fundamental and applied herbicide resistance RDE nationally and globally. In this editorial AHRI Director Hugh Beckie explores this topic, with responses from some key crop protection companies including Syngenta, Corteva Agriscience, FMC and Valent.
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