"Cereal Rye Biomass Effects on Giant Ragweed Suppression Inform Management Decisions" with Guilherme Chudzik and Rodrigo Werle.

For farmers in the Midwest, giant ragweed can be a giant problem. In Wisconsin, where long emergence windows, aggressive growth, herbicide resistance, and power-packed seeds make suppression difficult, farmers are always looking for more hammers to hit this nasty nail on the head. In this episode, Guilherme and Rodrigo join me to discuss their work investigating cereal rye as an additional tool in this long-running fight.

Tune in to learn:

·         What challenges farmer's face when trying to incorporate cereal rye for weed suppression.

·         How much biomass is needed to suppress giant ragweed by 50%

·         When to terminate cereal rye for the best impacts

·         How implementing cereal rye is like a tiny hammer

If you would like more information about this topic, this episode's paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.70023

This paper is always freely available.

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chudzik@wisc.edu

If you would like to reach out to Rodrigo, you can find him here:
rwerle@wisc.edu

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