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In theory, yes. In practice... https://www.forbes.com/sites/bethhoffman/2013/07/02/gmo-crops-mean-more-herbicide-not-less/#4d4e5b3e3cd5 https://www.forbes.com/
by SlowBro 9y ago
In theory, yes. In practice...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bethhoffman/2013/07/02/gmo-crops-mean-more-herbicide-not-less/#4d4e5b3e3cd5 https://www.forbes.com/sites/bethhoffman/2013/07/02/gmo-crop...
- sampo 9y agoThis 2017 study says that herbicide use has been increasing overall, also on non-GMO crops such as wheat and rice. And that the increase rate in GMO crops (corn, soy, cotton) is no faster than in non-GMO crops. http://weedcontrolfreaks.com/2017/04/gmos-and-herbicides-its-complicated/ http://weedcontrolfreaks.com/2017/04/gmos-and-herbicides-its...
- SlowBro 9y agoApparently the answer is not settled on that yet. http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/8/e1600850 http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/8/e1600850 https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/01/492091546/how-gmos-cut-the-use-of-pesticides-and-perhaps-boosted-them-again https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/01/492091546/ho...