April 19, 2022
Written by: Peter Newman How do you think a row of soldiers, lined up across the middle of the battlefield, wearing their poncie red coats…
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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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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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July 2, 2021
I was on a trip a couple of years ago with Ray Harrington talking all things harvest weed seed control (HWSC) to groups of…
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April 13, 2021
AHRI researchers have identified a new glyphosate resistance mechanism which has similarities to cancer drug resistance in humans.
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February 15, 2021
We’re blowing up our most valuable herbicides on the least productive part of the farm.
Fencelines, roadsides, drainage areas, etc.
AHRI researchers, Dr Yaseen Khalil and Dr Mike Ashworth and others have confirmed the world’s most recent addition to the growing list of glyphosate resistant weeds: capeweed.
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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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This AHRI insight is not for the faint-hearted. This recent AHRI research by Chinese postdoc Hongju Ma and others documents the first case of metabolic resistance to metribuzin in ryegrass in Australia. The ryegrass in this population was only about 3 fold resistant to Atrazine and Metribuzin. The researchers used a P450 inhibitor, PBO, and radiolabelled metribuzin to help determine that the resistance is metabolism-based, likely due to P450 enzyme activity.
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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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