Multiple-herbicide-tolerant Crops Are ‘future Of Weed Control’

By Tyler Harris

Amit Jhala calls it the future of weed control. “Right now we aren’t seeing any brand-new herbicides with new modes of action. I don’t think we will it in the next five years or so,” says Jhala, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension weed management specialist. What growers do have coming to the market are new crops tolerant to multiple herbicides. “Now, our industry is seeing more business in seed. More and more pesticide companies are turning into seed companies,” he says.

At a recent Weed Management Field Day at the South Central Ag Lab near Clay Center, Jhala discussed the potential new multiple-herbicide-tolerant soybeans have in the war on weeds — especially herbicide-resistant weeds.