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In reply to the discussion: The Great GMO Legitimation Crisis [View all]pnwmom
(108,977 posts)its glyphosphate product, and to using it exclusively and continuously.
Monsantos marketing campaign gem: The goal is to kill all the weeds, because we know that dead weeds will not become resistant
Promoting its own study about whether Roundup could lead to weed resistance, Monsantos advertorial to farmers specifically claimed: When Roundup agricultural herbicides are applied at recommended rates, there is no evidence of a population of weed species with increasing tolerance resulting from continuous use.
Monsanto may have been hedging its claims in reports to regulators, but its been selling glyphosphate to farmers as an herbicide that can overcome resistance.
http://www.weeds.iastate.edu/mgmt/2004/twoforone.shtml
Dead weeds dont become resistant?
A sidebar to the above ad outlined Monsanto's position for managing the risk of selecting glyphosate resistant weeds. These recommendations focus on the use of full rates of glyphosate rather than the inclusion of alternative management strategies. The ad concluded with the following marketing gem: The goal is to kill all the weeds, because we know that dead weeds will not become resistant. It seems that Monsanto misses the point that glyphosate resistant weeds will not die when exposed to glyphosate - this is the definition of resistance. This is why we feel it is important to utilize integrated management systems that rely on a variety of weed control tactics.