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Byssinosis from GM cotton?
Gordon Couger wrote:
"Brian Sandle" wrote in message ... "More subtly, cotton dust generated from processing of BXN (Trademark) cotton bolls - a major cause of the occupational lung disease known as byssinosis - will be contaminated with residues of bromoxynil and DBHA. The resulting toxicity of cotton dust by this novel of contamination and any accompanying illness may be exacerbated by toxins in the dust. Neither the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) nor the EPA appear to have weighed this possibility in making their safety determinations." [...] Cotton is pure cellulose it has no proteins or enzymes from the plant. None of the metabolites end up in fabric other than things made from motes the short fiber that are 20% short cotton fiber and 80% gin trash and dirt. This is made in to real low grade padding and non woven products. And almost all motes go in the gin trash because synthetics are too cheap and ginning motes too dirty to make it profitable. Even in China? But thanks for the explanation. Then it looks like `raw' cotton workers may have different toxin exposure to the people and children working with cloth, mostly in USA. Now I can remember some cotton towels I had some 20 years ago which had a bad smell. But they didn't hurt my lungs. I am thinking that soaking them a bit might have even worsened the problem. Would that be the cotton itself breaking down relating to the dye process, and soaking aiding it? The instruction on these T-shirts was not to soak them. No reason given, I though it would be for colour loss, important for deeper coloured ones. Recent news has stated how Monsanto are embarassed by this: many GM crop fields are now plagued by weeds resistant to Roundup herbicide. That means extra doses of Roundup and other herbicides are being applied. Does any of it stay in the cotton lint, and on to the spun thread? If the lint of Bt cotton does not contain Bt I wonder if insects will adapt to eating mainly the lint, thereby escaping too much toxin. Does a wood borer get energy from cellulose? |
Byssinosis from GM cotton?
Excerpt from Brian Sandle :
Recent news has stated how Monsanto are embarassed by this: many GM crop fields are now plagued by weeds resistant to Roundup herbicide. That means extra doses of Roundup and other herbicides are being applied. Does any of it stay in the cotton lint, and on to the spun thread? If the lint of Bt cotton does not contain Bt I wonder if insects will adapt to eating mainly the lint, thereby escaping too much toxin. Does a wood borer get energy from cellulose? Heavy use of Roundup for weed control in connection with Roundup-ready GM crops whose seeds are produced by Monsanto leads to the weeds evolving resistance to Roundup, just as insects have evolved resistance to insecticides. I don't know about wood borers specifically, but many herbivorous animals digest and get energy from cellulose, which is a carbohydrate. Herbivorous animals can thus live on a diet that would leave humans far short of energy and protein. I presume wood borers would get energy from cellulose, since wood is apparently a nutritious food for them. |
Byssinosis from GM cotton?
Thomas Mueller wrote:
Excerpt from Brian Sandle : Recent news has stated how Monsanto are embarassed by this: many GM crop fields are now plagued by weeds resistant to Roundup herbicide. That means extra doses of Roundup and other herbicides are being applied. Does any of it stay in the cotton lint, and on to the spun thread? If the lint of Bt cotton does not contain Bt I wonder if insects will adapt to eating mainly the lint, thereby escaping too much toxin. Does a wood borer get energy from cellulose? Heavy use of Roundup for weed control in connection with Roundup-ready GM crops whose seeds are produced by Monsanto leads to the weeds evolving resistance to Roundup, just as insects have evolved resistance to insecticides. As well as the fields getting filled with plants like nettles which already had resistance. As Gordon showed us: http://www.couger.com/farm. He said the weeds are nettles and will go down with the first dose of Roundup. But I have recently posted `weeds' thread, that anettles are not so susceptible to Roundup. A mix with pursuit is needed. So maybe the Roundup had already applied. Gordon said the yellow colour of those plants was younger age, compared to his ones. Or maybe Or maybe Roundup (glyphosate) causes some yellowing, in Roundup Ready plants, even if not as much as Zeneca's sulfosinate http://www.weeds.iastate.edu/weednews/monsantoad.jp thanks Torsten. I don't know about wood borers specifically, but many herbivorous animals digest and get energy from cellulose, which is a carbohydrate. Herbivorous animals can thus live on a diet that would leave humans far short of energy and protein. I presume wood borers would get energy from cellulose, since wood is apparently a nutritious food for them. So we give the boll worm the option of developing resistance biochemcially or learning to avoid too much of the part of the plant which contains the Bt. In the latter case don't we see attempts by biotech to put Bt in the cellulose? |
Byssinosis from GM cotton?
"Brian Sandle" wrote in message ... Gordon Couger wrote: "Brian Sandle" wrote in message ... "More subtly, cotton dust generated from processing of BXN (Trademark) cotton bolls - a major cause of the occupational lung disease known as byssinosis - will be contaminated with residues of bromoxynil and DBHA. The resulting toxicity of cotton dust by this novel of contamination and any accompanying illness may be exacerbated by toxins in the dust. Neither the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) nor the EPA appear to have weighed this possibility in making their safety determinations." [...] Cotton is pure cellulose it has no proteins or enzymes from the plant. None of the metabolites end up in fabric other than things made from motes the short fiber that are 20% short cotton fiber and 80% gin trash and dirt. This is made in to real low grade padding and non woven products. And almost all motes go in the gin trash because synthetics are too cheap and ginning motes too dirty to make it profitable. Even in China? China hand picks cotton and as a result has much cleaner gins. But thanks for the explanation. Then it looks like `raw' cotton workers may have different toxin exposure to the people and children working with cloth, mostly in USA. bull shit Now I can remember some cotton towels I had some 20 years ago which had a bad smell. But they didn't hurt my lungs. I am thinking that soaking them a bit might have even worsened the problem. Would that be the cotton itself breaking down relating to the dye process, and soaking aiding it? The instruction on these T-shirts was not to soak them. No reason given, I though it would be for colour loss, important for deeper coloured ones. They get moldy. Recent news has stated how Monsanto are embarassed by this: many GM crop fields are now plagued by weeds resistant to Roundup herbicide. That means extra doses of Roundup and other herbicides are being applied. Does any of it stay in the cotton lint, and on to the spun thread? It washes in in the many processes the cotton goes trhough.At this point there is no Roudup in cotton Fiber. If the lint of Bt cotton does not contain Bt I wonder if insects will adapt to eating mainly the lint, thereby escaping too much toxin. Does a wood borer get energy from cellulose? Very damned little. Do your home work before asking stupid questions. Gordon |
Byssinosis from GM cotton?
"Brian Sandle" wrote in message ... Thomas Mueller wrote: Excerpt from Brian Sandle : Recent news has stated how Monsanto are embarassed by this: many GM crop fields are now plagued by weeds resistant to Roundup herbicide. That means extra doses of Roundup and other herbicides are being applied. Does any of it stay in the cotton lint, and on to the spun thread? If the lint of Bt cotton does not contain Bt I wonder if insects will adapt to eating mainly the lint, thereby escaping too much toxin. Does a wood borer get energy from cellulose? Heavy use of Roundup for weed control in connection with Roundup-ready GM crops whose seeds are produced by Monsanto leads to the weeds evolving resistance to Roundup, just as insects have evolved resistance to insecticides. As well as the fields getting filled with plants like nettles which already had resistance. As Gordon showed us: http://www.couger.com/farm. He said the weeds are nettles and will go down with the first dose of Roundup. But I have recently posted `weeds' thread, that anettles are not so susceptible to Roundup. A mix with pursuit is needed. So maybe the Roundup had already applied. Gordon said the yellow colour of those plants was younger age, compared to his ones. You don't apply round up to a crop that is not safely up and the ground to wet to drive on. You can only apply so much and you want to time it so you get all the weeds you can. Or maybe Or maybe Roundup (glyphosate) causes some yellowing, in Roundup Ready plants, even if not as much as Zeneca's sulfosinate snip . So we give the boll worm the option of developing resistance biochemcially or learning to avoid too much of the part of the plant which contains the Bt. In the latter case don't we see attempts by biotech to put Bt in the cellulose? The boll worm can survive with out the boll to protect him from the elements and predators. Either learn something about what your are taking about or go back to ****.down.my.leg.environmentally.whining. Gordon |
Byssinosis from GM cotton?
Gordon Couger wrote:
"Brian Sandle" wrote in message ... Thomas Mueller wrote: Excerpt from Brian Sandle : Recent news has stated how Monsanto are embarassed by this: many GM crop fields are now plagued by weeds resistant to Roundup herbicide. That means extra doses of Roundup and other herbicides are being applied. Does any of it stay in the cotton lint, and on to the spun thread? If the lint of Bt cotton does not contain Bt I wonder if insects will adapt to eating mainly the lint, thereby escaping too much toxin. Does a wood borer get energy from cellulose? Heavy use of Roundup for weed control in connection with Roundup-ready GM crops whose seeds are produced by Monsanto leads to the weeds evolving resistance to Roundup, just as insects have evolved resistance to insecticides. As well as the fields getting filled with plants like nettles which already had resistance. As Gordon showed us: http://www.couger.com/farm. He said the weeds are nettles and will go down with the first dose of Roundup. But I have recently posted `weeds' thread, that anettles are not so susceptible to Roundup. A mix with pursuit is needed. So maybe the Roundup had already applied. Gordon said the yellow colour of those plants was younger age, compared to his ones. You don't apply round up to a crop that is not safely up and the ground to wet to drive on. You can only apply so much and you want to time it so you get all the weeds you can. More likely they used pre-planting Roundup to remove weeds which would compete with the emerging cotton. But the nettles were not killed. Or maybe Or maybe Roundup (glyphosate) causes some yellowing, in Roundup Ready plants, even if not as much as Zeneca's sulfosinate sorry, wrong spelling, shoudl be sulfosate. snip . So we give the boll worm the option of developing resistance biochemcially or learning to avoid too much of the part of the plant which contains the Bt. In the latter case don't we see attempts by biotech to put Bt in the cellulose? The boll worm can survive with out the boll to protect him from the elements and predators. How does that answer what I wrote? The boll worm eats the cotton seeds, which are GM Bt. It cuts the lint to get to the seed. And you say the lint gives protection to the boll worm. Another writer said wood borer must get energy from cellulose, since cellulose is such a large fraction of wood. So maybe the boll worm can adapt to eat some cellulose - the lint - instead of just using it for protection. Or else it can develop and enzyme to detoxify Bt. Or both. Either learn something about what your are taking about or go back to ****.down.my.leg.environmentally.whining. In this case I am trying to guess what biotechnicians might do in the future. If the boll worm adapts to eating and getting energy from lint then the biotechs might try to develop a plant with Bt in the lint. If so some asthmatics might have more trouble with cotton fibre. Just guessing. Some need to wear a mask when gardening and Bt is a soil micro-organism. It may need checking some time in the future. |
Byssinosis from GM cotton?
"Brian Sandle" wrote in message ... snip More likely they used pre-planting Roundup to remove weeds which would compete with the emerging cotton. But the nettles were not killed. Nettles are perennial plants that root deep in the ground. The area had had one rain in 2 months that they planted cotton after. They did not bother to spray a few nettles when they would have to spray in week or two for the weed that came up after the rain. You don't spend the money for a few nettles that you will get a better kill on when they have more leaves and growth. Or maybe Or maybe Roundup (glyphosate) causes some yellowing, in Roundup Ready plants, even if not as much as Zeneca's sulfosinate sorry, wrong spelling, shoudl be sulfosate. snip . So we give the boll worm the option of developing resistance biochemcially or learning to avoid too much of the part of the plant which contains the Bt. In the latter case don't we see attempts by biotech to put Bt in the cellulose? The boll worm can survive with out the boll to protect him from the elements and predators. How does that answer what I wrote? The boll worm eats the cotton seeds, which are GM Bt. It cuts the lint to get to the seed. And you say the lint gives protection to the boll worm. There is no lint in the boll when the boll worm infests it. The lint does not start to form for several weeks. Another writer said wood borer must get energy from cellulose, since cellulose is such a large fraction of wood. So maybe the boll worm can adapt to eat some cellulose - the lint - instead of just using it for protection. Or else it can develop and enzyme to detoxify Bt. Or both. Either learn something about what your are taking about or go back to ****.down.my.leg.environmentally.whining. In this case I am trying to guess what biotechnicians might do in the future. If the boll worm adapts to eating and getting energy from lint then the biotechs might try to develop a plant with Bt in the lint. If so some asthmatics might have more trouble with cotton fibre. Just guessing. Some need to wear a mask when gardening and Bt is a soil micro-organism. It may need checking some time in the future. The worm doesn't have any way to ferment cellulose. Your speculations are typical of the idiotic thinking that is used to oppose science of all kinds. You have no idea how any of this works but still you think your opinion has some value. If you want to participate in science go learn some. Gordon |
Byssinosis from GM cotton?
On 20 Aug 2003 22:14:05 GMT, Brian Sandle
posted: Recent news has stated how Monsanto are embarassed by this: many GM crop fields are now plagued by weeds resistant to Roundup herbicide. Really? Can you list a few, with the problems caused? That means extra doses of Roundup and other herbicides are being applied. Why would you apply Roundup to a roundup resistant weed? Does any of it stay in the cotton lint, and on to the spun thread? Any of what? Cotton is virtually pure cellulose. If the lint of Bt cotton does not contain Bt I wonder if insects will adapt to eating mainly the lint, thereby escaping too much toxin. Does a wood borer get energy from cellulose? The gut bacteria of some insects can digest cellulose, like silverfish and termites. Perhaps wood borers too. I don't know about caterpillars. |
Byssinosis from GM cotton?
In sci.med.nutrition Gordon Couger wrote:
"Brian Sandle" wrote in message ... snip More likely they used pre-planting Roundup to remove weeds which would compete with the emerging cotton. But the nettles were not killed. Nettles are perennial plants that root deep in the ground. The area had had one rain in 2 months that they planted cotton after. They did not bother to spray a few nettles when they would have to spray in week or two for the weed that came up after the rain. You don't spend the money for a few nettles that you will get a better kill on when they have more leaves and growth. Showing resistance, then. That is why Pursuit is needed? Or maybe Or maybe Roundup (glyphosate) causes some yellowing, in Roundup Ready plants, even if not as much as Zeneca's sulfosinate sorry, wrong spelling, shoudl be sulfosate. snip . So we give the boll worm the option of developing resistance biochemcially or learning to avoid too much of the part of the plant which contains the Bt. In the latter case don't we see attempts by biotech to put Bt in the cellulose? The boll worm can survive with out the boll to protect him from the elements and predators. How does that answer what I wrote? The boll worm eats the cotton seeds, which are GM Bt. It cuts the lint to get to the seed. And you say the lint gives protection to the boll worm. There is no lint in the boll when the boll worm infests it. The lint does not start to form for several weeks. Another writer said wood borer must get energy from cellulose, since cellulose is such a large fraction of wood. So maybe the boll worm can adapt to eat some cellulose - the lint - instead of just using it for protection. Or else it can develop and enzyme to detoxify Bt. Or both. Either learn something about what your are taking about or go back to ****.down.my.leg.environmentally.whining. In this case I am trying to guess what biotechnicians might do in the future. If the boll worm adapts to eating and getting energy from lint then the biotechs might try to develop a plant with Bt in the lint. If so some asthmatics might have more trouble with cotton fibre. Just guessing. Some need to wear a mask when gardening and Bt is a soil micro-organism. It may need checking some time in the future. The worm doesn't have any way to ferment cellulose. Your speculations are typical of the idiotic thinking that is used to oppose science of all kinds. You have no idea how any of this works but still you think your opinion has some value. If you want to participate in science go learn some. Sometimes not knowing can help one to jump through possibly wrong limitations that the current known imposes. Yes cattle are grass eaters. Yes they can be fed grain to fatten them. Then some digestion is still progressing in the intestines and the E.Coli can increase. Termites can have bacteria or bigger organisms in their guts which digest cellulose for them. The bollworm may be a bit simpler, but who knows what may happen with the GM packages present in its feed? The strength of the Bt tapers off as the plant reaches maturity so OPs are still required for late stage protection. Attempts to produce cotton with two different Bt genes to try to overcome that have produced a rather low yielding cotton. |
Byssinosis from GM cotton?
On 22 Aug 2003 22:41:18 GMT, "Thomas Mueller"
posted: Excerpt from Brian Sandle : Recent news has stated how Monsanto are embarassed by this: many GM crop fields are now plagued by weeds resistant to Roundup herbicide. That means extra doses of Roundup and other herbicides are being applied. Does any of it stay in the cotton lint, and on to the spun thread? If the lint of Bt cotton does not contain Bt I wonder if insects will adapt to eating mainly the lint, thereby escaping too much toxin. Does a wood borer get energy from cellulose? Heavy use of Roundup for weed control in connection with Roundup-ready GM crops whose seeds are produced by Monsanto leads to the weeds evolving resistance to Roundup, just as insects have evolved resistance to insecticides. And this is a problem where? You are perhaps referring to a small problem with wild radish in some areas? I don't know about wood borers specifically, but many herbivorous animals digest and get energy from cellulose, which is a carbohydrate. Only those with cellulose digesting bacteria in their guts, ruminants. Herbivorous animals can thus live on a diet that would leave humans far short of energy and protein. Carbohydrates, actually. I presume wood borers would get energy from cellulose, since wood is apparently a nutritious food for them. Like termites and silverfish? |
Byssinosis from GM cotton?
On 22 Aug 2003 23:32:50 GMT, Brian Sandle
posted: Thomas Mueller wrote: Excerpt from Brian Sandle : Recent news has stated how Monsanto are embarassed by this: many GM crop fields are now plagued by weeds resistant to Roundup herbicide. That means extra doses of Roundup and other herbicides are being applied. Does any of it stay in the cotton lint, and on to the spun thread? If the lint of Bt cotton does not contain Bt I wonder if insects will adapt to eating mainly the lint, thereby escaping too much toxin. Does a wood borer get energy from cellulose? Heavy use of Roundup for weed control in connection with Roundup-ready GM crops whose seeds are produced by Monsanto leads to the weeds evolving resistance to Roundup, just as insects have evolved resistance to insecticides. As well as the fields getting filled with plants like nettles which already had resistance. So how were nettles being dealt with in the past? You seem to want to blame RR crops for the nettle problem. As Gordon showed us: http://www.couger.com/farm. He said the weeds are nettles and will go down with the first dose of Roundup. But I have recently posted `weeds' thread, that anettles are not so susceptible to Roundup. A mix with pursuit is needed. Which nettles, BTW? Nettles are pehaps not as susceptible to Roundup as other weeds? I don't know, but it seems to me that nettles are totally irrelevant. So maybe the Roundup had already applied. Applied what? Gordon said the yellow colour of those plants was younger age, compared to his ones. Or maybe Or maybe Roundup (glyphosate) causes some yellowing, in Roundup Ready plants, even if not as much as Zeneca's sulfosinate http://www.weeds.iastate.edu/weednews/monsantoad.jpg thanks Torsten. How come the Zeneca plants are bigger, and the soil is yellower? :) I don't know about wood borers specifically, but many herbivorous animals digest and get energy from cellulose, which is a carbohydrate. Herbivorous animals can thus live on a diet that would leave humans far short of energy and protein. I presume wood borers would get energy from cellulose, since wood is apparently a nutritious food for them. So we give the boll worm the option of developing resistance biochemcially or learning to avoid too much of the part of the plant which contains the Bt. In the latter case don't we see attempts by biotech to put Bt in the cellulose? I wonder how they would do this? |
Byssinosis from GM cotton?
On 24 Aug 2003 12:57:49 GMT, Brian Sandle
posted: Yes cattle are grass eaters. Yes they can be fed grain to fatten them. Then some digestion is still progressing in the intestines and the E.Coli can increase. Isn't E coli in the feces of EVERY animal? Termites can have bacteria or bigger organisms in their guts which digest cellulose for them. What are the bigger organisms? The bollworm may be a bit simpler, but who knows what may happen with the GM packages present in its feed? Nothing different than any other scenario. The strength of the Bt tapers off as the plant reaches maturity so OPs are still required for late stage protection. So what? How is it WITHOUT BT? Attempts to produce cotton with two different Bt genes to try to overcome that have produced a rather low yielding cotton. And so they've given up and gone home? Do you complain at the weather every morning? |
Byssinosis from GM cotton?
"Brian Sandle" wrote in message ... In sci.med.nutrition Gordon Couger wrote: "Brian Sandle" wrote in message ... snip More likely they used pre-planting Roundup to remove weeds which would compete with the emerging cotton. But the nettles were not killed. Nettles are perennial plants that root deep in the ground. The area had had one rain in 2 months that they planted cotton after. They did not bother to spray a few nettles when they would have to spray in week or two for the weed that came up after the rain. You don't spend the money for a few nettles that you will get a better kill on when they have more leaves and growth. Showing resistance, then. That is why Pursuit is needed? Where did you get the idea Prusuit was used? The worm doesn't have any way to ferment cellulose. Your speculations are typical of the idiotic thinking that is used to oppose science of all kinds. You have no idea how any of this works but still you think your opinion has some value. If you want to participate in science go learn some. Sometimes not knowing can help one to jump through possibly wrong limitations that the current known imposes. You need some basic knowledge of the subject and you contiunly get thing wrong like boll weevil insted of boll worm and Prusuit insted of Round Up and thinking that short lived catipelar in an isolated environemtn can develop a gut flora and faua to digest celulose. All not knowing does is make a fool of yourself. Yes cattle are grass eaters. Yes they can be fed grain to fatten them. Then some digestion is still progressing in the intestines and the E.Coli can increase. E. coli0157 can be foud in cattle every where in the world no matter if they are fed grain or not. Termites can have bacteria or bigger organisms in their guts which digest cellulose for them. The bollworm may be a bit simpler, but who knows what may happen with the GM packages present in its feed? The worm doesn't live long enough to develop the bacteria in it's gut and there is no way to inoculate the worms gut. Go back to alt.to.stupid.to.find.food. Gordon |
Byssinosis from GM cotton?
"Mooshie peas" wrote in message ... On 22 Aug 2003 23:32:50 GMT, Brian Sandle posted: Thomas Mueller wrote: Excerpt from Brian Sandle : Recent news has stated how Monsanto are embarassed by this: many GM crop fields are now plagued by weeds resistant to Roundup herbicide. That means extra doses of Roundup and other herbicides are being applied. Does any of it stay in the cotton lint, and on to the spun thread? If the lint of Bt cotton does not contain Bt I wonder if insects will adapt to eating mainly the lint, thereby escaping too much toxin. Does a wood borer get energy from cellulose? Heavy use of Roundup for weed control in connection with Roundup-ready GM crops whose seeds are produced by Monsanto leads to the weeds evolving resistance to Roundup, just as insects have evolved resistance to insecticides. As well as the fields getting filled with plants like nettles which already had resistance. So how were nettles being dealt with in the past? You seem to want to blame RR crops for the nettle problem. As Gordon showed us: http://www.couger.com/farm. He said the weeds are nettles and will go down with the first dose of Roundup. But I have recently posted `weeds' thread, that anettles are not so susceptible to Roundup. A mix with pursuit is needed. Which nettles, BTW? Nettles are pehaps not as susceptible to Roundup as other weeds? I don't know, but it seems to me that nettles are totally irrelevant. So maybe the Roundup had already applied. Applied what? Gordon said the yellow colour of those plants was younger age, compared to his ones. Or maybe Or maybe Roundup (glyphosate) causes some yellowing, in Roundup Ready plants, even if not as much as Zeneca's sulfosinate http://www.weeds.iastate.edu/weednews/monsantoad.jpg thanks Torsten. How come the Zeneca plants are bigger, and the soil is yellower? :) Zeneca's plants are soybeans not cotton at a later stage of maturity. Gordon |
Byssinosis from GM cotton?
In sci.med.nutrition Gordon Couger wrote:
"Brian Sandle" wrote in message ... In sci.med.nutrition Gordon Couger wrote: "Brian Sandle" wrote in message ... snip More likely they used pre-planting Roundup to remove weeds which would compete with the emerging cotton. But the nettles were not killed. Nettles are perennial plants that root deep in the ground. The area had had one rain in 2 months that they planted cotton after. They did not bother to spray a few nettles when they would have to spray in week or two for the weed that came up after the rain. You don't spend the money for a few nettles that you will get a better kill on when they have more leaves and growth. Showing resistance, then. That is why Pursuit is needed? Where did you get the idea Prusuit was used? As I posted: _________________________________________ Subject: GM crop farms filled with weeds (Was: Paying to find non-GE wild corn?) Newsgroups: sci.med.nutrition,nz.general,sci.agriculture Message-ID: Date: 20 Aug 2003 23:38:36 -0500 On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 06:33:59 GMT "Gordon Couger" wrote: ************ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Sandle" Newsgroups: sci.med.nutrition,nz.general,sci.agriculture Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 7:45 PM Subject: Paying to find non-GE wild corn? : Gordon Couger wrote: : : "Brian Sandle" wrote in message : ... : : shows the different in notil cotton and : conventional till. In this case the notil is my neighbors : : : What are the other plants in the no-till? Roundup-resistant? No they haven't been sparyed yet. As I they are some kind of nettle that the first spray of round up will knock out. ********* Are you sure? Linkname: Managing Roundup-resistant alfalfa URL: http://westernfarmpress.com/ar/farmi...alfa/index.htm size: 181 lines "There are weeds Roundup is weak on nettles, cheeseweed and filaree but a tank mix of Roundup and Pursuit could be a good combination when those weeds are present," Hembree said. ___________________________________ The worm doesn't have any way to ferment cellulose. Your speculations are typical of the idiotic thinking that is used to oppose science of all kinds. You have no idea how any of this works but still you think your opinion has some value. If you want to participate in science go learn some. Sometimes not knowing can help one to jump through possibly wrong limitations that the current known imposes. You need some basic knowledge of the subject and you contiunly get thing wrong like boll weevil insted of boll worm That's what Usenet newsgroups are about, correcting one anothers' lacks isn't it? and Prusuit insted of Round Up Maybe you didn't see the above article or read the http the first time I posted it. and thinking that short lived catipelar in an isolated environemtn can develop a gut flora and faua to digest celulose. All not knowing does is make a fool of yourself. Does the wood borer worm develop such to begin eating wood? Yes cattle are grass eaters. Yes they can be fed grain to fatten them. Then some digestion is still progressing in the intestines and the E.Coli can increase. E. coli0157 can be foud in cattle every where in the world no matter if they are fed grain or not. Yes but a much more significant amount if grain-fed, since the digestive process goes on into the intestines with grain-feeding, I think. Termites can have bacteria or bigger organisms in their guts which digest cellulose for them. The bollworm may be a bit simpler, but who knows what may happen with the GM packages present in its feed? The worm doesn't live long enough to develop the bacteria in it's gut and there is no way to inoculate the worms gut. I know the wood borer worm lives longer, but so it can start eating when it comes out of its egg I guess the cellulose processing must develop straight away for it to be able to eat. I suppose maybe the cellulose just has the nutrients scraped or dissolved off it, and is cast aside. But one poster thougth it could get energy from cellulose. Go back to alt.to.stupid.to.find.food. Getting a bit rattled, eh? |
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