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Farmers concerned as 'prolific' weed African lovegrass shows signs of resistance to key herbicide


Farmers concerned as ‘prolific’ weed African lovegrass shows signs of resistance to key herbicide
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MarMarch 2021 at 11:13pm
The Eragrostis curvula, or African lovegrass, is considered a noxious weed and can be found growing throughout Australia.
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Farmers in New South Wales have raised concerns as a severely invasive weed show signs of resistance towards a key herbicide, in a nationwide first.
Key points:
Only two chemicals are currently used to prevent the weed's spread in Australia
Landholders are encouraged to monitor their paddocks and participate in the expanding survey of the weeds
South East Local Land Services investigated 12 populations of African lovegrass from the New South Wales Snowy Monaro region, with results showing five samples tested had become resistant to the herbicide Flupropanate.

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