Table 1: Percent survival of parent Palmer amaranth biotypes (GR and GS) and F1 families (R × S and S × R) after treatment with glyphosate*.
Biotype
Herbicide rate (g/ha)
180
400
2000
3000
%
GR Parent
—
—
44a
32a
GS Parent
10b
3c
—
—
F1 R × S
86a
81a
22b
10b
F1 S × R
83a
68a
22b
4b
*
Abbreviations used: GR: glyphosate-resistant; GS: glyphosate-susceptible; R × S and S × R: reciprocal crosses where, the first alphabet denotes female parent. Means within a glyphosate rate followed by the same letter are not significantly different according to Fisher’s Protected LSD test at .