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So the only way they evaluated Roundup was when they also used a hoe? Which they also proved was just as detrimental of a process to the underlying micro-organi
by wcchandler 7y ago
So the only way they evaluated Roundup was when they also used a hoe? Which they also proved was just as detrimental of a process to the underlying micro-organisms? Why not use roundup alone? I feel like this was written solely to argue “roundup is no more detrimental to soil health than conventional hoeing practices.”
- benj111 7y agoIs there anything wrong with arguing that, with evidence? I don't know why the study was done the way it was, and a follow up should certainly look at roundup alone, I don't think that invalidates this study though.
- ShlomoS 7y agoThe problem is the summary says "In contrast, the effects of Roundup on soil fauna and functioning were minor" despite there being no way to come to that conclusion from the experiment conducted.
- wcchandler 7y agoNot at all. We should all be free to pursue whatever interests us. :)
- snackular 7y agoI immediately thought the same thing when I read the study. Most of the glyphosate applications I see are not followed by tilling, discing or other forms of “hoeing.” The R plot is conspicuously absent and it doesn't explain why that choice was made (it explains many other decisions/choices) for the study. A lack of difference in a W and R plot would have bolstered the findings and seems an obvious thing to test?