Dr Juan Vorster talks about herbicide resistance challenges in South Africa
In this episode of AHRI Snapshots, we catch up with an international guest. Dr Juan Vorster is an Associate Professor in Plant and Soil Scie...
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AHRI Snapshots is a podcast which provides information on what we do at the Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative. Our researchers work out of the University of Western Australia, right...
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20 of 137 episodesHot spot on goosegrass genome is a herbicide resistance generator
In this AHRI Snapshots, we catch up with Principal Research fellow, Dr Qin Yu about her latest paper on glyphosate resistance in goosegrass....
Hybrid versus open-pollinated canola
Over the last few years, the AHRI agronomy team has done extensive work looking at crop competition in hybrid and open-pollinated canola. Pr...
What do we do with weed genomes?
In this episode, we catch up with visiting Associate Professor Todd Gaines. Todd is from Colorado State University and is currently working...
Deep learning can tell the difference between white and blue lupins
Blue lupins are notorious for being difficult to control and plants produce prolific seed banks. Blue lupins are closely related to the dome...
Testing water quality for effective spray application
In this interview we chat with AHRI Research Officer Roberto Lujan Rocha about the survey work he has conducted on the quality of water sour...
How scientists are studying summer weeds to predict and mitigate future resistance
As reliance on pre-emergent herbicides for both broadleaf and grass species is increasing, it’s essential to understand the dynamics of weed...
Cinmethylin couldn't be broken, but diversity is key to keeping it that way
On this episode of AHRI Snapshots, we’re catching up with former AHRI master’s student Geide Figueiredo (also known as JD) who worked alongs...
Dr Aimone Porri talks on AHRI collaboration and his recent work on PPO mutations
In this interview, AHRI's Jessica Strauss chats with Dr Aimone Porri, who is the Laboratory Head for Herbicide Target and Weed Resistan...
The benefits of 3D mapping soil moisture
In our first episode back for AHRI Snapshots this year, we chat with Dr Hira Shaukat, who previously was an AHRI PhD candidate. Hira worked...
Professor Steve Duke talks on upcoming Herbicide Discovery and Development conference
This month on the podcast, we’re going to be finding out about the upcoming Herbicide Discovery and Development Conference , which is happen...
Incoming Director Ken Flower shares his vision for AHRI
On AHRI Snapshots this month, we have an exciting episode, as we catch up with AHRI’s incoming Director, Associate Professor Ken Flower. Ken...
Don't stop thinkin' bout tomorrow when it comes to weeds, disease and insect control
Don't stop thinking about tomorrow is the theme of the upcoming Crop Protection Forum in Wagga Wagga next month. In this AHRI Snapshots...
Why highly glyphosate resistant plants can’t compete
In this AHRI Snapshots we catch up with Dr Martin Vila-Aiub, who was co-author on a recent publication that our latest AHRI insight covers ....
Velocity® resistant wild radish confirmed
AHRI’s Dr Roberto Busi talks about his finding of velocity resistant wild radish in this podcast. It’s not great news for growers – but know...
The future of LiDAR in detecting weeds at harvest
In this episode, we're catching up with former AHRI PhD candidate, Nooshin Shahbazi, who is officially now a doctor, after her successf...
Dr Mechelle Owen shares preliminary results from latest random resistance survey
AHRI's Dr Mechelle Owen has been collating data from the 2020 random resistance survey. This is part of a national project, with invest...
AHRI Director Hugh Beckie reflects on achievements ahead of retirement
On this edition of AHRI Snapshots, we catch up with Professor Hugh Beckie, for the final time! Hugh is retiring from the role of AHRI Direct...
Reduced cinmethylin sensitivity identified in annual ryegrass in lab
In this episode of AHRI Snapshots, we’re catching up with AHRI’s Dr Danica Goggin about her latest paper which looks at cinmethylin metaboli...
What is the relationship between developing herbicide resistance, seed size and seed dormancy?
In this interview, we catch up with AHRI Senior Agronomy Researcher, Roberto Lujan Rocha to talk about his latest publication he worked on w...