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GM canola spreads it's Genes.
We all thought that GM seed crops could possibly share their genetic
modifications with wild plants but this research on Canola, an oil grain like rapeseed, in the US proves it's too late to stop. Some of the wild plants they found had both GM genes so what will Monsanto do now, produce more powerful weedkillers? http://newswire.uark.edu/Article.aspx?id=14453 The EU is now licensing farmers to plant GM rapeseed crops so this is what will happen here, herbicide resistant weeds. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
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GM canola spreads it's Genes.
On 06/08/2010 14:11, Bob Hobden wrote:
We all thought that GM seed crops could possibly share their genetic modifications with wild plants but this research on Canola, an oil grain like rapeseed, in the US proves it's too late to stop. Some of the wild plants they found had both GM genes so what will Monsanto do now, produce more powerful weedkillers? Potentially they lose the utility of RoundUp Ready(TM) crops. A part of the problem here is bad farming practices where there is little or no crop rotation and an over reliance on Glyphosate as a quick chemical fix leading to a build up of resistant species. Canola is what they call the oil refined from oilseed rape in the USA. It isn't too surprising the gene can cross into wild brassicas. You only have to look at the number of volunteer seedlings in the verges in areas where oilseed rape has been grown. http://newswire.uark.edu/Article.aspx?id=14453 The EU is now licensing farmers to plant GM rapeseed crops so this is what will happen here, herbicide resistant weeds. It shouldn't iff they obey sensible crop rotation with other herbicides and not just growing the same crop every year. It will be a shame if glyphosate is ruined for general use by sloppy farming practices. I would urge everyone to use generic glyphosate formulations and to avoid Monsantos products to make a protest about their crass behaviour wrt GM crops. I am not against the crops themselves. GM technology could be very useful, but I am against how Monsanto went about it. Regards, Martin Brown |
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