Viewpoint: Dicamba is controversial, but herbicide’s benefits outweigh its costs
Story Date: 8/13/2018

 

Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 8/10/18

Palmer Amaranth, Tall Waterhemp, and Giant Ragweed …. they’re among the worst invaders in a farmer’s soybean fields—prolific weeds that …. depress our yields, and resist many forms of herbicide. The good news is that now we have a tool to better control them. It comes in the form of a soybean that resists dicamba, a traditional crop-protection product.

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