Field assessment of agronomic traits and in vitro acetolactate synthase characterisation of imazapyr herbicide tolerant sugarcane.

Weed control is a major cost for growers in the sugarcane industry, especially for monocotyledonous species such as Cynodon and Rottboellia spp. The introduction of imazapyr-tolerant sugarcane would be advantageous as this herbicide has shown to be effective against the above-mentioned weeds but it...

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Main Author: Maphalala, Kwanele Zakhele.
Other Authors: Watt, M. Paula.
Language:en_ZA
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/10980