(par 5.3.2 ) Herbicide-resistant crops threaten global environment, says intergovernmental report
Herbicide-resistant crops threaten global environment, says intergovernmental report http://www.naturalnews.com/046001_herbicide_resistance_GMOs_global_environment.html Monday, July 14, 2014 by: David Gutierrez, staff writer (NaturalNews) The adoption of crops genetically modified (GM) for herbicide resistance leads to a dramatic increase in herbicide usage and herbicide resistance, and is a major threat to global biodiversity, according to a joint scientific report by […]
(par 5.3.2 ) Herbicide (taken from Wikipedia)
Herbicides http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbicides From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Weeds killed with herbicide Herbicides, also commonly known as weedkillers, are pesticides used to kill unwanted plants.[1] Selective herbicides kill specific targets, while leaving the desired crop relatively unharmed. Some of these act by interfering with the growth of the weed and are often synthetic mimics of natural plant hormones. Herbicides used to clear waste ground, industrial sites, […]
(par 5.3.2 ) How Crop Development has Evolved
History of Agricultural Biotechnology: How Crop Development has Evolved http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/history-of-agricultural-biotechnology-how-crop-development-25885295 By: WieczorekAnia (Dept of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Hi at Manoa) & Wright Mark (Dept of Plant and Env Protection Sciences, University of Hi at Manoa) © 2012 Nature Education Citation: Wieczorek, A. M. & Wright, M. G. (2012) History of Agricultural […]