Superweeds And Herbicide Use Have Gone Up, Not Down, In GM Era, Says New Estimate
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 09:50
in Mathematics & Economics
A new study says that the use of herbicides in the production of three genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops, cotton, soybeans and corn, has gone up rather than down. The counterintuitive estimate is based on an analysis of publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agriculture Statistics Service. read more