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Isn't GMO usually equivalent to excessive use of herbicides? Isn't the most common genetic modification "roundup readiness?" Adding vitamin A producing genes
by nissimk 11y ago
Isn't GMO usually equivalent to excessive use of herbicides? Isn't the most common genetic modification "roundup readiness?" Adding vitamin A producing genes to rice sounds good, but spraying all of our foods with herbicides not so much.
The interesting part is that wheat is not commonly GMO, but it is still sprayed with roundup in the harvesting process to increase yield.
- nissimk 11y agoI'm not opposed to GMO, but I am certainly opposed to patents on biological organisms. Also, I worry about increased use of pesticides and herbicides. The most common GMO crops are: canola, corn, cotton, soy and sugar beets. Canola, soy and sugar beet modification is for roundup readiness (glyphosate). Corn and cotton are modified to make them resistant to insects without using additional pesticides. Newer studies have shown potential risks to mammals from excessive intake of roundup: http://www.nature.com/news/widely-used-herbicide-linked-to-cancer-1.17181 http://www.nature.com/news/widely-used-herbicide-linked-to-c...
- baldfat 11y agoYour arguing for GMO than. GMO use less herbicides and pesticides. http://reason.com/blog/2014/11/06/biotech-crops-use-less-pesticide-study-r http://reason.com/blog/2014/11/06/biotech-crops-use-less-pes...
- narrowrail 11y agoLess than organic? Maybe they are against BigAg monocrops? It's not clear, but the two options you pose are not the only ones Also, pedantic lesson for ESL learners: "You're arguing for GMO then."
- baldfat 11y agoOrganic is unattainable except for the elite who pay more and use more land for less crops. http://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304431104579550002888434432 http://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB1000142405270230443110457... which is weakly responded to by http://www.cornucopia.org/2014/05/response-wall-street-journal-article-organic-farming-sustainable/ http://www.cornucopia.org/2014/05/response-wall-street-journ...
- bryanlarsen 11y agoRoundup-ready crops are generally sprayed with fewer herbicides than conventional crops. Conventional crops are generally sprayed with a cocktail of selective herbicides -- one to kill broadleafs, another to kill wild oats, et cetera. Roundup-ready crops are sprayed with a single broad-sprectrum herbicide (aka Roundup).