Nick Maclaren wrote:

In article ,
"Franz Heymann" writes:
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| I'd thought there was some research suggesting it doesn't break down in
| soil quite as thoroughly/quickly as was originally believed? Or is that
| more a concern where fields of GM-HT crops are resulting in higher
| usage?
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| Surely if it does not break down pretty smartly, the plants surrounding the
| targeted weed would die as well? I have never noticed an effect of this
| kind.

It breaks down fast; the research that I saw indicated that the problem
was that not all of its breakdown products do.

Yes. The effects are likely to be long-term, altering the soil fauna and
flora. This could eventually affect the plants we see, but it might take
a while.

regards
sarah


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