Herbicides

I was talking to a man who belongs to the Nature Conservancy, and for a project he wants to remove the plants Japanese Barberry and Oriental Bittersweet from a site. I live in New England, and here they are invasive. I know basics about the plant and its removal, but he was wondering how to treat th...

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... such as genetically modified crops can give them an enhanced taste and quality; reduced maturation time; improved resistance to disease, pests and herbicides.-(2). This will not only benefit farmers as they can spend less on spraying hebicides but also benefit consumers since the foods are now ...

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... one of toughest problems agriculture companies are stuck with. Right now, everyone I know is spending effort on developing more structural based herbicides just like what the drug companies are doing with drugs. Most of the time you are just trying to inhibit specific plant enzymes. Like for ...

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What if you give a plant a gene that infers resistance to herbicides? How would you control the plant should it become a weed and begin affecting ecosystems? Just one simple example.

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i found something in wikipedia 'bot this: Some synthetic auxins such as 2,4-D and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T) can be used as herbicides.Broad-leaf plants (dicots) such as dandelions are much more susceptible to auxins than narrow-leaf plants (monocots) like grass and cereal crops. ...

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