Microwaving weeds to deal with herbicide resistance in no-till farming

Ruth Schwager
April 16 2017 - 12:00pm
University of Melbourne senior lecturer Graham Brodie with the simple but effective set up used to demonstrate the work of microwave energy.
University of Melbourne senior lecturer Graham Brodie with the simple but effective set up used to demonstrate the work of microwave energy.

A 10-YEAR project focusing on the use of microwaves to zap weeds in no-till cropping systems is almost ready for commercialisation.

Ruth Schwager

Ruth Schwager

Journalist

Ruth Schwager is a journalist with the national agricultural features team.

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