Australia
February 26, 2014

AHRIinsight #23

Glyphosate resistant wild radish
Where were you when you first heard that Princess Dianna had died? Where were you when Glenn McGrath made 50 runs? And, where were you when you first heard that wild radish had evolved resistance to glyphosate?

Ok, it’s not quite as big as Glenn McGrath making 50 (he made 61 in fact), but it is big news for Australian agriculture that will cause many of us to re-think how we use glyphosate in the future.

Three glyphosate resistant wild radish populations were discovered by AHRI PhD scholar Mike Ashworth, all were from the northern wheatbelt of WA. Two populations were from winter chemical fallow and one was discovered in a glyphosate tolerant Canola crop.

If there is any good news in this story it is that glyphosate resistant wild radish is still extremely rare. The challenge is to keep it that way. This news will come as no surprise to many, however, glyphosate resistant wild radish is here and we need to take action.

To learn more about the three glyphosate resistant populations click here.
 

Website: http://www.ahri.uwa.edu.au/

Published: February 26, 2014