The Crop Science Podcast Show - Dr. Dean Riechers: Herbicide Resistance and Weed Control | Ep. 140

In this episode of The Crop Science Podcast Show, Dr. Dean Riechers, Professor of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, discusses herbicide resistance, weed biology, and chemical weed control challenges. He explains why new modes of action are challenging to develop, how safeners protect crops, and where robotics, electrocution, and genetics may support future weed management. Listen now on all major platforms!

What you'll learn:  

• Herbicide resistance challenges
• Weed biology
• New herbicide discovery
• Nonchemical weed control
• Off target management

Meet the guest:

Dr. Dean Riechers is Professor of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on plant responses to herbicide stress, crop injury prevention, herbicide safeners, and mechanisms of evolved weed resistance through rapid detoxification. Learn more from Dr. Dean Riechers on The Crop Science Podcast Show, available on all major platforms. 

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