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The origin of metamitron resistant Chenopodium album populations in sugar beet.
Communications in agricultural and applied biological sciences - 1 Jan 2012
Aper J, De Riek J, De Cauwer B, Bulcke R, Reheul D
Abstract excerpt
Chenopodium album L. is a major weed in spring-planted crops in the temperate regions of the world. Since 2000, farmers have reported an unsatisfactory control of this weed in sugar beet fields in Belgium, France and The Netherlands. Frequently, the surviving C. album plants are resistant to metamitron, a key herbicide in this crop. Metamitron resistance in C. album is caused by a Ser264 to Gly mutation in the...
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