Will Poa Annua develop Roundup resistance?
The gene that protects plants from Roundup does exist in nature and it is possible that over the years Roundup resistant Poa annua could be found. As mentioned earlier, the genetic diversity of Poa annua seems to always give it the edge over almost anything we use to control it. Even if that were to happen, RRCB has the potential to provide many years of Poa annua free greens, tees and fairways. The science that created this technology will also continue to develop new techniques and products that will hopefully allow us to keep ahead of Poa annua once it’s under control. I still would not count Poa annua out as a problem in the future. • What is the best way to convert to RRCB? The objective of the work at Iowa State University has been to develop procedures for the rapid conversion of greens and fairways to the new grasses with a minimum amount of down-time for the golf course. We have found that it is very important to remove the competition of the conventional grasses as early as p
