Response of science to resistant weeds

The issue of glyphosate-tolerant, resistant weeds hit growers from all over the world, generating losses and a change of paradigm in relation to how to protect fields. This crisis in the integral weed management was the starting point that led crop protection manufacturing companies to redouble their efforts in the subject matter. 2014 is expected to be a year full of news in this respect.

Just to mention some cases, BASF offers herbicides such as Sharpen, Verdict and Zidua that provide growers with different solutions. Likewise, Bayer CropScience, has its herbicides Liberty, Percutor and Alion, products that have yielded good results for the field. Dow AgroSciences, in turn, has developed Keystone NXT, Keystone LA NXT, FulTime NXT and Surpass NXT and is doing its best to combat the scourge.

To respond to growers’ needs, a new range of solutions is coming into the markets. But products alone are not enough. Thus companies are offering training courses, so that users can obtain the best results in their fields. Once again, the figure of the agricultural engineer and the technical adviser become relevant with the sole objective of improving food quality and quantity.