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My impression is quite the opposite - GMO insect-resistant plants enable using much less pesticides (the savings from reduced frequency and quantity of pesticid
by PeterisP 5y ago
My impression is quite the opposite - GMO insect-resistant plants enable using much less pesticides (the savings from reduced frequency and quantity of pesticides being the economic reason for choosing such crops) than non-modified equivalents.
- wfme 5y agoThis article [0] points towards the reality being somewhere in the middle - more herbicides but less insecticides. > GMOs have been changing the way that pesticides are used in agriculture. Herbicide-tolerant genetically modified (GM) crops have led to an increase in herbicide usage while insecticide-producing GM crops have led to a decrease in insecticides. [0] https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2015/gmos-and-pesticides/ https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2015/gmos-and-pesticides/
- swsieber 5y ago> insecticide-producing GM A decrease in usage, yes. But is it a decrease in what ends upon the plant is what I'd be curious about.
- more_corn 5y agoGMO roundup resistance allows us to use a bunch of herbicide without killing the food crop. This seems to indicate that we’d be using a lot more roundup on those crops than otherwise.
- moistly 5y agoGlyphosate is also used to desiccate grain crops. I rather doubt the residue is removed before it reaches one’s table. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_desiccation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_desiccation