Nightshade (IMAGE)

American Society of Agronomy

Nightshade

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Divine nightshade in foreground with sugarcane in background. Weeds steal nutrients and sunlight from crops - and nightshade can reduce sucrose yields in sugarcane by up to 43%. Researchers are looking at ways to control this weed through heat treatment.

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Doug Spaunhorst

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