Virginia Cooperative ExtensionFlessner, MichaelHagood, ScottHolshouser, David L.2017-01-122017-01-122016-06-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74298Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri), a member of the "pigweed" family, is one of the most troublesome weeds in many southern row crops. Seed can germinate all season and plants can grow to over 6 feet in height. Plants have either male flowers that shed pollen or female flowers that can produce up to 600,000 seed per plant. One Palmer amaranth per meter of row can reduce soybean yield 32%.3 pagesapplication/pdfenVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.WeedsCropsExtension publicationAmaranthus palmeriWeed controlSoybeans