Palmer amaranth threatens Midwest farm economy
Champaign IL (SPX) Jun 13, 2014 - An invasive weed that has put some southern cotton farmers out of business is now finding its way across the Midwest - and many corn and soybean growers don't yet appreciate the threat, University of Illinois researchers report. Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri), a flowering plant native to the Sonoran desert and southwest United States, has a laundry list of traits that make it a fierc ... more

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