August 22, 2022
Wolf! Wolf! I promise you, there really is a wolf this time!! We are well known for making noise every time we find a new…
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June 20, 2022
Written by: Peter Newman I, like many other Aussies, had the pleasure of doing a ski season at Whistler in Canada when I was in…
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March 21, 2022
Written by: Peter Newman Every year in Australia, we hold a national meeting where scientists researching weed, insect and disease resistance get together to share…
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March 15, 2022
For the first time in Western Australia, annual ryegrass from a cropped paddock was found to be resistant to glyphosate and paraquat (among other modes…
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January 17, 2022
Written by: Jessica Scholle Despite the challenges COVID-19 presented in 2021, our researchers continued their research and published throughout the year. From the identification of…
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August 11, 2021
Written by: Peter Newman AHRI insight has a bit of a twist this edition. Peter Newman composed and performed a rap. You can check out…
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December 18, 2020
Despite the challenges 2020 presented, there continued to be excellent research which was published throughout the year. In this post we have collated our top five most read AHRI insights and our top five most listened to podcasts for 2020.
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December 1, 2020
AHRI researcher, Dr Roberto Busi is no philosopher, but he has recently published some significant research that shows that Aristotle knew a thing or two about herbicide resistance despite being born over 2000 years before the first herbicide. Amazing! The message from this research – never assume that a herbicide mixture will fail even if there is resistance to both components of the mix.
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September 7, 2020
They said it couldn’t be done – climbing Everest, flying to the moon and even deep-frying Mars bars. We were also told that we couldn’t reverse herbicide resistance. In the majority of cases, the experts are right – herbicide resistance is permanent, and we thought that was the case for all resistant weeds.
Until now…
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July 13, 2020
Welcome to the highlight reel of AHRI’s recently released blockbuster – ‘Don’t stick to it!’. Set in the labs, glasshouses and fields of this world-leading research powerhouse, and featuring renown giants of the herbicide resistance world – Powles, Busi, Yu and Owen, this latest exposé will have you seriously impressed!
‘Don’t stick to it!’ delves into five years of ground-breaking scientific discovery and its value to Australian farmers in their epic battle against profit-sucking weeds.
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