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Old 21-05-2006, 12:29 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Glyphosphate brand question.


Chris Bacon wrote:
Now you are being silly. Quote me, from the article, where it says "had
carelessly drenched ... with glyphosphate. You can't, so I expect I
won't hear anything more about it.


It said a mixture of powerful herbicides (quote below). Now I'm trying
to find out the exact components of the mix and I bet you a pint or
three that it had glyphosate in it. On?!

"The villagers quickly pointed the finger at a neighbouring farm whose
tenants were growing genetically modified soya, engineered to be
resistant to the herbicide 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."