Farmers urged to join the fight against pigweed
Mar 11, 2022
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– Susan Marais
The Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri), commonly known as pigweed, is making serious inroads into South Africa’s croplands, Ingrid Boshoff, Syngenta’s technical lead for herbicides, has warned.
“This weed was first identified in “In 2020, it was also identified in the Limpopo Valley near Pafuri and Mapungubwe, as well as near Howick in KwaZulu-Natal. Most recently, it was identified near Potchefstroom, North West.”
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