Partner blog feature: Weed science research – women taking the lead

The University of Guelph’s Plant Agriculture Department has a world-renowned reputation for research and innovation. With weeds becoming an increasingly common problem across all crops – from herbicide resistance to new invasive species – there is no shortage ofweed challenges to address.

Female researchers in the department are working on some of the most innovative solutions to weed control, from genomics to nanotechnology. Writer Jeanine Moyer profiles their work in an article in Ontario Grain Farmer, the official publication of Bioenterprise Canada industry partner Grain Farmers of Ontario.