Palmer Amaranth (IMAGE)

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Palmer Amaranth

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Palmer amaranth is a highly damaging weed in Midwest and southeast cropping systems. Two new studies from the University of Illinois explain the weed's evil genius from an evolutionary perspective.

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Pat Tranel, University of Illinois

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