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Today the weed science society of america wssa joined with six sister organizations to recommend a new definition for superweed a. Nov 03, 1999 in doing so, he joined hundreds of other american farmers embarking on what some scientists say is an uncontrolled ecological experiment carrying unknown risks. Scientific american library book series thriftbooks. Sep 30, 2014 the infestation of superweeds has more than doubled since 2009, according to dow chemical, which also states that an estimated 70 million acres of u. Gm crops promote superweeds, food insecurity and pesticides. Gm crops created superweed, say scientists food the. Scientific american is the essential guide to the most aweinspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our. Gm crops created superweed, say scientists environment. The superweeds could temper american agricultures enthusiasm for some genetically modified crops. The 2nd scientific american book of mathematical puzzles. A 20089 survey of 144 populations of waterhemp in 41 missouri counties revealed glyphosate resistance in 69%. Scientific american is the essential guide to the most aweinspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the. Almost any way you look at the data, it appears that gm crops are no greater contributor to the evolution of superweeds than other uses of herbicides.
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