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Written by Alexandra Ranson
September 12 2025
Our new blackgrass herbicide discovery
An exciting breakthrough for UK and European cereal farmers
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Our new blackgrass herbicide discovery

Blackgrass is one of the most economically damaging weeds in northern Europe and is exceptionally difficult for farmers to control.

In this short video, Dr Virginia Corless and Alice Hannam take you behind the scenes at our Yorkshire glasshouse research facility for a sneak peek at one of our most exciting novel mode of action discoveries yet: a new post-emergent herbicide targeting blackgrass in cereal crops.

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