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Posting date: May 30, 2010
Impact of Glyphosate Resistant Palmer Pigweed on US Agriculture
The rapid spread of glyphosate resistant Palmer pigweed constitutes a major agronomic failure of genetically engineered Roundup Ready seeds. This TWN paper examines the phenomenon and its impacts on US agriculture.
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Posting date: April 27, 2010
US National Assessment of GM Crops Confirms GM Critics' Fears
Overuse of herbicides that comes as a package with GM herbicide tolerant crops has resulted in weed resistance, says a US national science advisory body.
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Posting date: April 19, 2010
Submission from Norway on the Risks of GMOs to Biodiversity and Human Health
A submission by the government of Norway to the expert group in the UN Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety which is identifying GMOs and its traits that may have adverse impact on the environment and human health.
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Posting date: March 28, 2010
New Plant Pest Caused by Genetically Engineered Corn
In the US genetically engineered corn plants expressing the Bt toxin classified as Cry1Ab are being infested by the larvae of the western bean cutworm (Striacosta albicosta). This document discusses this issue.
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Posting date: March 09, 2010
Who Benefits from GM Crops' - FoEE 2010 Report
This report examines the evidence for claims that GM crops can combat climate change and finds that GM crops could actually increase carbon emissions.
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Posting date: February 24, 2010
Problems with Genetically-Engineered Crops in the Field
GE crops have repeatedly failed to perform as intended in the field and have given rise to new agronomic problems. This report discusses the issues.
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Posting date: January 28, 2010
Weeds Develop Resistance to Glyphosate
Weeds in GM cotton fields in the US have developed resistance to the herbicide glyphosate to such an extent that this could threaten the sustainable use of glyphosate-resistant crop technology.
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Posting date: January 24, 2010
The Monitoring of Environmental Impacts of GMOs in South Africa: A Status Quo Report
This paper provides an overview of the current status with regards to the South African government's efforts to implement a monitoring framework for assessing the impact of GMOs in South Africa.
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Posting date: January 20, 2010
Resistance is Growing
This briefing examines the development of GM herbicide tolerant crops and how early predictions that weeds would become resistant to the herbicides have turned out to be correct.
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Posting date: November 23, 2009
Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use: The First Thirteen Years
The study found that pesticides use in the US has increased overall in the 13 years since the adoption of GE crops.
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