When did crops become resistant to herbicides?

When did crops become resistant to herbicides?
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The years since the 1940s describe the timeline for cropsbecoming resistant to herbicides. Research indicates that herbicideresistance is not a new phenomenon. Farm crop and garden edible andornamental herbicide resistance spurs science to invent andre-examine pest controls for going on 70 years, as of 2018.
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