Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 12/12/18


Weed control ranks among the top challenges for farmers and the biggest pest control issue. Among different classes of pesticides, herbicide use dwarfs all others including insecticide use. Nobody wants to spray herbicides, but nobody wants to see weeds sucking up all the water and nutrients intended for the crops either. While herbicides come with some environmental trade offs, there is nothing sustainable about pouring irrigation, fertilizer, fuel and other inputs into a field — only to have them eaten up and wasted by weeds.

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