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Wild radish factsheet

September 1, 2022
Wild radish factsheet

Wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum) is one of the most widespread and competitive broadleaf weeds of Australian cereal-growing regions. Growers are adopting diverse and integrated control strategies to deal with increasing resistance to multiple herbicide modes of action in wild radish populations.

GRDC published this factsheet in July 2021.

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