News: weeds
Failed antibiotic now a game changing weed killer for farmers
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Weed killers of the future could soon be based on failed antibiotics.
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New herbicidal compounds may provide major boost for Aussie farmers
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Weeds cost Australian farmers more than $5 billion annually, but researchers from the University of Adelaide and La Trobe University have discovered a way to potentially stop them dead in their tracks.
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