The National Agricultural Genotyping Center based in Fargo, North Dakota is working on identifying herbicide-resistant weed species in a lab setting. “We can just do it on a leaf sample,” said Zack Bateson, research manager. Bateson highlighted the rapidness of the DNA testing compared to growing the weeds and waiting to see if they are resistant. “Right now, we’re working on two major weed species, pigweed and Kochia.” For both species, they are focusing on resistance to group two, nine, and 14 herbicides. Bateson presented at a webinar series hosted by the Northern Crops Institute.
