Title: Why Roundup Ready Crops Have Lost their Allure - Science in the News
Headings: Why Roundup Ready Crops Have Lost their Allure
Why Roundup Ready Crops Have Lost their Allure
Roundup and the crops that resist it
A win for farmers and the environment
Possible concerns about Roundup Ready crops
Rise of superweeds, return to old farming practices
Jordan Wilkerson is a third year graduate student in the Department of Chemistry at Harvard University.
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Content: Why Roundup Ready Crops Have Lost their Allure - Science in the News
Why Roundup Ready Crops Have Lost their Allure
by Jordan Wilkerson
figures by Brian Chow
Summary: In the history of agriculture, no technology has been adopted so quickly and completely as genetically engineered crops. Particularly useful crops are ones that have an engineered resistance to herbicides. These crops have alluring benefits: reduced crop damage when herbicides are sprayed, easier weed management, and even the potential for environmental benefits. So what’s the problem? Herbicide-resistant weeds. The benefits gleaned from these crops begin to disappear as these superweeds gain prominence on farmlands across world. However, to fully appreciate the current predicament, it is necessary to understand what led to the difficult problem of superweeds. And it starts with the most common herbicide used in agriculture: