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Growers have options for Feathertop Rhodes Grass control

A PROFESSOR at the University of Queensland says growers have options for Feathertop Rhodes grass (FTR) control, even if plants missed chemical treatments earlier in their growth phase.

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 Feathertop Rhodes grass is an aggressive weed but has several control options, according to a USQ study. Image courtesy USQ.

Feathertop Rhodes grass is an aggressive weed but has several control options, according to a USQ study. Image courtesy USQ.

Bhagirath Chauhan, professor at the University of Queensland's Centre for Crop Science, says some other herbicide control measures have potential to manage large FTR plants (40 to 50 leaf stage) that have...

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