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> insect-resistant (IR) [...] decrease in pesticide use So the pesticides do not count if you let the plants produce them themselves? Also I find it kind of h
by legulere 10y ago
> insect-resistant (IR) [...] decrease in pesticide use
So the pesticides do not count if you let the plants produce them themselves?
Also I find it kind of hard to believe that making plants herbicide resistant and spraying them with herbicides reduces the amount of pesticides used.
- ptaipale 10y agoIt's actually quite easy to believe because the mechanics makes sense: instead of a number of different herbicides to attack a large number of different weeds, herbicide resistant crop breeds allow you to use just one herbicide, with a much smaller total amount.