Help can’t arrive fast enough for corn and soybean farmers who routinely battle Palmer amaranth (pigweed) or waterhemp, especially those with resistance to currently available herbicide ...

However, since Palmer amaranth, redroot pigweed and waterhemp all fall into the pigweed category, telling Palmer amaranth apart from its cousins can be a challenge.

Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson), a.k.a. Palmer pigweed or careless-weed, has become impervious to nearly all herbicides, certainly all types which are economically viable for farmers.

Amaranthus retroflexus is common in home gardens and is a prolific self ... known as redroot pigweed, rough pigweed, green amaranth and careless weed. Other species include spiny amaranth (A ...

It’s been less than two years since University of Idaho Extension weed scientist Albert Adjesiwor’s fears were realized and a pair of problematic pigweeds — Palmer amaranth and waterhemp ...

In 2004, a farmer spotted palmer amaranth, also known as pigweed, invading his cotton fields in Macon County, Georgia. Given that almost all cotton grown in the state is genetically engineered to be ...

Trouble is brewing for King Cotton, and it goes by the name of Roundup-resistant Palmer amaranth, aka the dreaded pigweed. Some weed specialists are calling pigweed the worst threat cotton has ...

Getting back to pigweed (Amaranthus spp.), I mentioned to Chong that it was edible and his wife promptly decided to cook it so they could sample it for taste.

Pigweed, sometimes known as amaranth, can cause trouble in all kinds of places. Follow our tips to prevent and eliminate this ...