Balancing UK agricultural production and environmental objectives
Supporting food and fibre production approaches that are environmentally sustainable and resilient to environmental change.
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Herbicide Resistance (384 KB , PDF)
Key points in this POSTnote include:
- Agricultural crop yields are reduced when unwanted plants (weeds) compete with crops. Synthetic herbicides are widely used to control weeds.
- A wide variety of weeds have shown resistance to a range of herbicides, which reduces chemical control options.
- The EU regulates the use of herbicides. Changes to the regulations in 2009 have reduced control options further.
- More diverse management strategies that include non-chemical methods, such as spring cropping, may help conserve the effectiveness of herbicides and contribute to reducing resistant weed numbers.
Documents to download
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Herbicide Resistance (384 KB , PDF)
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