Growth stage influences level of resistance in glyphosate-resistant horseweed
Anil Shrestha
Kurt J. Hembree, UCCE Fresno County
Neil Va, Vegetation Management SRA/UCCE Fresno Co.

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ABSTRACT:
While glyphosate-resistant horseweed has not previously been reported in California, we suspected that it might exist, especially in noncrop areas. We collected horseweed seeds from two locations in the San Joaquin Valley and treated greenhouse-grown plants at different stages with different amounts of glyphosate. This study showed that a glyphosate-resistant biotype of horseweed exists in the noncrop areas of Dinuba, in Tulare County, and that the level of resistance may be influenced by the plant’s growth stage at the time of glyphosate application.