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Glyphosate resistance dominates discussions at AICC 2025

Delegates considered whether the emergence of resistance in Italian ryegrass on a farm in Kent would harm the herbicide's future approval chances

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Recent discussions about glyphosate have been dominated by its resistance found in Italian ryegrass.
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Recent discussions about glyphosate have been dominated by its resistance found in Italian ryegrass.

First launched in the UK in 1974, use of the cost-effective, broad-spectrum herbicide glyphosate has grown steadily ever since, and today's cropping systems rely heavily on it for economic weed control....

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