There are definitely "superweeds" that have responded to glyphosate. (Reply #6)

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Mon Mar 23, 2015, 05:28 PM

HuckleB (35,773 posts)

6. There are definitely "superweeds" that have responded to glyphosate.

They will respond to any herbicide, eventually.

Some interesting pieces on the topic.

Where are the super weeds?
http://weedcontrolfreaks.com/2013/05/superweed/

Superweeds: A Mutating Problem
http://weedcontrolfreaks.com/2014/10/the-mutation-of-the-superweed/

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17 replies	Author	Time	Post
GMO Weed Killer’s Cancer Risk [View all]	villager	Mar 2015	OP
Be aware. Questioning GMOs gets you labeled "anti-science" at DU.	immoderate	Mar 2015	#1
It's all part of their "corporate woo" way of "discussing." Note the posts conflating anti-GMO	villager	Mar 2015	#2
The corporate model is a major issue, downplayed quite a bit.	immoderate	Mar 2015	#4
Forget GMOs Glyphosate is overused by homeowners around their yards and yours	TexasProgresive	Mar 2015	#3
There are definitely "superweeds" that have responded to glyphosate.	HuckleB	Mar 2015	#6
Some context to the matter.	HuckleB	Mar 2015	#5
Not to worry	RobertEarl	Mar 2015	#7
Monsanto's Herbicide Linked to Fatal Kidney Disease Epidemic: Could It Topple the Company?	JohnyCanuck	Mar 2015	#8
Oh, you're bound to be hearing from the Monsanto apologists any moment now...	villager	Mar 2015	#9
Good News: Salvadorean farmers aren't buying into the over hyped promisses of the GMO peddlars	JohnyCanuck	Mar 2015	#10
"Remember that Monsanto is together with DuPont, Pioneer, all the large businesses that control the	villager	Mar 2015	#14
GMO is not the problem. Herbicides are the problem.	MineralMan	Mar 2015	#11
There is no point to GMO's designed to be resistant to glyphosphate without glyphosphate.	pnwmom	Mar 2015	#12
Did I say anything different from that?	MineralMan	Mar 2015	#13
When did I say we should ban GMO's? I've called for labeling, so people who are interested	pnwmom	Mar 2015	#16
Labeling is just fine with me.	MineralMan	Mar 2015	#17
It is a mistake to study glyphosate without the adjuvants in Round Up	GreatGazoo	Mar 2015	#15

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