b'PARTNER CONTENTDNA Analysis is the Modern Approach to Early Identification of Resistant WeedsA plant tissue test delivers target site resistance results within a couple weeks.F or years, confirming herbicide resistance in weeds was a long haul. If you suspected a problem, you would collect the seeds, send them in for a greenhouse grow out, then wait throughout the winter for results. That process could take four to six months for processing, which leads to lost time for weed management.Today, thats changed. We are thrilled to offer an innovative herbicide resistance test that delivers answers to target site resistance in just one to two weeks. With a By Holly Gelech,small snip of fresh leaf tissue, farmers can now get fast, Businessactionable results using genomic testing.DevelopmentThis isnt solely about speed of testing; its about Manager, SGSstrategy. When you get answers that quickly, you can Canada respond during the same growing season. Spot spraying, adjusting herbicide groups, changing cultural practicesthose integrated weed management decisions become proactive.The breakthrough technologies originated from multiple research institutions across Canada, diligently working to provide precision and repeatability using vari-ous testing methodologies. SGS has brought our networkour infrastructure and our know-howto connect producers, agronomists, and ag retailers to bring thisRight now, our testing targets the two biggest herbicide cutting-edge testing service to western Canadian farm- resistant threats in Western Canada: wild oats and kochia.ers. This was accomplished through a partnership with TurnKey Genomics.At SGS Canada Crop Science, we are offering thisNEED A KIT? HAVE QUESTIONS?exclusively to clients in Manitoba through to B.C.,Reach out directly to request your sampling materials while TurnKey continues to work with clients in Eastern Canada. Its a regional relationship which grants all farmand submission forms. Well walk you through it.gates access to this diagnostic tool. And in a world where herbicide resistance is only Right now, our testing targets the two biggestbecoming more common, knowledge is your best herbicide resistant threats in Western Canada: wild oatsdefense. Email me at holly.gelech@sgs.comand kochia. Within those, were focusing on the most problematic groups. For wild oats: Groups 1 and 2. For kochia: Groups 2, 5 and 9.Genetic tests for other weedto choose smart options for weed management.species are also available (such as broadleaf weeds). ToMany of our agricultural testing services, such as learn more, contact SGS or TurnKey Genomics.germination and vigour testing, cannot be sped up; regu-You can opt for a single tissue test, perfect for earlylations and seedling growth dictate timelines. But where identification of a new weed population. Or plan a fieldwe can move faster, we will.scan, which involves submitting 10 tissue samples fromThis test is just the beginning. Its a sign of where different areas of your field. This gives you a more com- agriculture is headed: faster diagnostics, smarter deci-prehensive view, especially if resistance is patchy. sions, stronger outcomes.Your results come back marked clearly: susceptibleSo when those first weeds start poking through or or resistant to target site resistance for the group oryou observe escapes that were not controlled during a groups chosen during sample submission. Simple, fast,herbicide application, you dont have to wonder. You can and clear. With this knowledge in hand, your ag business,find out. And act. your agronomist, or your ag retailer has the data neededFor info visit cropscience.sgs.ca.JULY 2025SEEDWORLD.COM/CANADA 31'