Invasive weed Kochia's resistance to well-known herbicide stems from increase in gene copies

Kochia has evolved to have multiple copies of a gene code that targets glyphosate, the most common herbicide, a study has found. These copies enable the invasive weeds to survive the field rate of glyphosate applications.



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