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> Glyphosate isn't used with fruit. I suppose corn is botanically a fruit.

• kristianp 8y ago
  I can see sites that say that its regularly used in orchards to control weeds, etc.
  • randomdata 8y ago
    It is quite likely that it is used by orchard operators, but would have to be carefully applied away from the plant bearing the fruit else there would be a significant risk of losing the plant, which would be especially devastating in an orchard where trees are around for many years. There, of course, is no such thing as roundup resistant culinary fruit.
    • rfugger 8y ago
      I grew up on an orchard that used Roundup for weed control. The chemical was applied directly to the ground beneath the trees, and to the trunks. The concentration was calculated to kill weeds, but not the trees, which were much more robust. Roundup certainly could have been absorbed into the trees and fruit however. Young trees had aluminum shields put around their trunks to protect them.
      • randomdata 8y ago
        > Roundup certainly could have been absorbed into the trees and fruit however. It could, but then the plant would die – or at very least show symptoms of roundup exposure, which is equally undesirable. Roundup binds to the soil, making it not bioavailable for absorption through the roots.