I f you've ever dealt with Bassia scoparia "kochia weed", you know how stubborn this invasive plant can be. Its rapid growth, ability to thrive in various environments and resistance to many ...

The crafty kochia is designed to be an invasive weed. Seedlings sprout at the first sign of a spring shower and quickly develop a root system that allows them to face up to summer heat and drought.

Concerns about Kochia weeds and Armyworms have producers looking to mount a counterattack on two primary crop killers during the late fall and early winter months growing season. ABC 7 News looks ...

Kochia (Kochia scoparia) is a summer annual from Eurasia that grows up to seven feet tall. It is common to see kochia in rangelands, pastures, croplands, ditch banks, gardens, disturbed areas, and ...

Invasive kochia has become a common enemy on farms in the western half of the United States. Its herbicide resistance, coupled with its ability to germinate in early spring, survive ...

Kochia seeds need only 2–3 hours of moisture to germinate and their germination rate can reach 75% in temperatures between 39 F and 95 F. 2 Due to this short germination window and high ...

Herbicide timing for soybean weed control. Effective control of kochia and giant ragweed is achievable with a one-two punch of pre-emergence and post-emergence herbicides.

Kochia has evolved to have multiple copies of a gene code that targets glyphosate, the most common herbicide, a study has found. These copies enable the invasive weeds to survive the field rate of ...

Sugarbeet farmers in Canada also have expressed interest in using the herbicide to control glyphosate-resistant kochia, he said. Using an EPA 24 (c) local needs label for use of a herbicide may ...

Ryan Miller, crops educator with University of Minnesota Extension, recently found kochia in Freeborn County, where it had "infested" a field of soybeans. Kochia is a weed problem for crops mostly ...

In a 2-year study, kochia [Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.] competed with sugarbeets (Beta vulgaris L.) for various periods after emergence. Kochia then was removed and plants that emerged subsequently ...

Monsanto Co., the biggest seed maker, said the bushy plant Kochia is no longer being killed by the company’s Roundup in parts of Canada, a sign that resistance to the world’s best-selling ...