May 4, 2016
It’s pretty amazing that 2,4-D is our oldest herbicide, yet scientists have only just worked out how it actually kills weeds. This has taken years…
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April 12, 2016
Picture yourself as a city slicker driving to work. Between your house and the freeway there are four sets of traffic lights. On this particular…
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February 25, 2016
If our crop plants persisted in Australian bushland, our remnant vegetation would now be overrun with wheat, barley, canola, lupins, lentils (etc. etc.). Fortunately, this…
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February 3, 2016
Two years ago, a meeting was held in Australia to gather researchers who study weed, pest and disease resistance to see what they could learn…
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August 28, 2015
Have you ever played a game of competitive sport when you’re sick? Then you’ll know you simply can’t compete at your best (except if you’re…
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July 9, 2015
Life Give everything you’ve got Repeat daily Glyphosate resistant awnless barnyard grass High glyphosate rate Small plants Low temperature (if possible) Double knock when it’s…
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June 26, 2015
How good would it be to turn up to play a game of football or hockey (or whatever your sport) against a team that you know…
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June 12, 2015
Wild oat is the Yohan Blake of weeds. Yohan is an amazing sprinter, but unfortunately for him, his Jamaican training partner Usain Bolt is faster….
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May 29, 2015
When Airbus delivered the first A380 aircraft in 2008 they were very proud of the fact that it was the quietest commercial airliner ever produced….
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March 23, 2015
The Wright brothers spent a lot of time observing the curved shape of bird’s wings and how air flowing over this curved shape caused lift….
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