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Yes this is common now. For example Monsanto has Roundup Ready GMO crops & Roundup: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundup_Ready https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
by nostromo 8y ago
Yes this is common now. For example Monsanto has Roundup Ready GMO crops & Roundup:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundup_Ready https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundup_Ready
The crops are designed to withstand Roundup, while weeds are not, so farmers can use Roundup to control weeds with crops that would normally be killed by the herbicide.
- cmrdporcupine 8y agoRoundup (glyphosate) ready is baby stuff compared to the newer stuff that is resistant to 2,4d/Dicamba. Mostly because the weeds have outsmarted the glyphosate. Drift from 2,4d will wipe out plants (like your garden, or my vineyard, or like, endangered native plants) many kilometres away.