Imi resistance a problem for lentil producers

Updated June 18 2021 - 4:51pm, first published 12:00pm
University of Adelaide researcher Alicia Merriam has found large amounts of prickly lettuce and sowthistle resistance to group B herbicides in South Australia.
University of Adelaide researcher Alicia Merriam has found large amounts of prickly lettuce and sowthistle resistance to group B herbicides in South Australia.

LENTIL varieties tolerant of imi / group B herbicides have been a boon for growers in recent years, but researchers are warning of growing weed resistance to these type of products in key lentil growing regions.

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