Weeds

High-tech tools offer targeted weed removal for specialty crops, but soil differences, field geometries and plant mimicry show why localized engineering matters.

A crop-protection startup is using AI and machine learning to identify and develop new active ingredients it says will help farmers solve issues like weed resistance faster and more economically.

For 142 years, a secret seed society at Michigan State University has uncovered one of the world’s oldest science experiments, answering how long weed seeds remain viable. Today, one weed species continues to sprout.