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Old 19-05-2006, 11:19 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Mike Lyle
 
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Default Glyphosphate brand question.


Janet Baraclough wrote:
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The article you quote, says

"The villagers quickly pointed the finger at a neighbouring farm whose
tenants were growing genetically modified soya, ENGINEERED TO BE
RESISTANT TO GLYPHOSATE. A month later, agronomists from the nearby
National University of Formosa visited the scene and confirmed the
villagers' suspicions. The researchers concluded that the neighbouring
farmers, like thousands of others growing GM soya in Argentina, had been
forced to take drastic action AGAINST RESISTANT WEEDS and had carelessly
drenched the land - and nearby Colonia Loma Senes - with A MIXTURE OF
powerful herbicides "

The implication in the above is that the weeds had become resistant
TO GLYPHOSATE, and therefore the farmers used something DIFFERENT , "a
mixture of powerful herbicides". IOW not glyphosate.

Interesting, though. I thought one of the claims for glyphosate was
that non-GM plants would not develop resistant strains. (Though I
believe there was some evidence of acquired resistance somewhere.)

--
Mike.