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SF New Mexican/AP:

Engineered grass found growing in wild.  “... Ellstrand noted the engineered bentgrass has the potential to affect more than a dozen other plant species that could also acquire resistance to Roundup, or glyphosate, which he considers a relatively benign herbicide.  Such resistance could force land managers and government agencies like the U.S. Forest Service, which relies heavily on Roundup, to switch to ‘nastier’ herbicides to control grasses and weeds ...”  Like erosion management in the distant past, we consistently underestimate Mother Nature.  You’d think we’d learn by now there are no ‘closed systems.’

08/17/06 • 11:06 AM • ConsumptionEnvironmentalNatureScience • No Comments

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