Re:Roundup’s Risks Could Go Well Beyond Cancer
by manifestsilence on Thursday June 06, 2019 @03:45PM
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I mean to say that current levels of application as actually practiced are too high and cause damage. It seemingly hasn't been proven, but many people blame it for oak tatters:
https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/oak-tatters
It is possible that some farmers would abuse it, but that would be expensive and unnecessary, since the target weed would die with a regular dosage.
Abuse of glyphosate spraying is also counter-productive. Low volume sprayings are generally more effective.
And by the way, glyphosate-resistant does not mean glyphosate-impervious. Non-targets can still be harmed.
The risk of over-usage of glyphosate is re-enforcing naturally occurring resistance in target weeds. Glyphosate should always be used at intervals, with different herbicides filling in the gaps.