Alessandra Turrini, Cristiana Sbrana, Manuela Giovannetti, "Belowground environmental effects of transgenic crops: a soil microbial perspective," Research in Microbiology, 2015, 166, 121-131, DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2015.02.006. ABSTRACT: Experimental studies investigated the effects of transgenic crops on the structure, function and diversity of soil and rhizosphere microbial communities…
Molli M. Newman, Nicola Lorenz, Nigel Hoilett, Nathan R. Lee, Richard P. Dick, Mark R. Liles, Cliff Ramsier, Joseph W. Kloepper, "Changes in rhizosphere bacterial gene expression following glyphosate treatment," Science of the Total Environment, 2016, 553, 32-41, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.078. ABSTRACT: In commercial agriculture, populations and interactions of…
Ludmilla Aristilde, Michael L. Reed, Rebecca A. Wilkes, Tracy Youngster, Matthew A. Kukurugya, Valerie Katz, and Clayton R. S. Sasaki, "Glyphosate-Induced Specific and Widespread Perturbations in the Metabolome of Soil Pseudomonas Species," Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2017, 5:34, DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2017.00034. ABSTRACT: Previous studies have reported adverse effects of…
Robert J. Kremer, "Environmental Implications of Herbicide Resistance: Soil Biology and Ecology," Weed Science, 2014, 62. ABSTRACT: Soil microbial community structure and activity are linked to plant communities. Weeds may alter their soil environment, selecting for specific rhizosphere microbial communities. Rhizosphere modification occurs…
Tsehaye Tesfamariam, S. Bott, I. Cakmak, V. Römheld, G. Neumann, "Glyphosate in the rhizosphere—Role of waiting times and different glyphosate binding forms in soils for phytotoxicity to non-target plants," European Journal of Agronomy, 2009, 31, 126-132, DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2009.03.007. ABSTRACT: Glyphosate is the…
Robert J. Kremer and Nathan E. Means, "Glyphosate and glyphosate-resistant crop interactions with rhizosphere microorganisms," European Journal of Agronomy, 2009, 31:3, 153-161, DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2009.06.004. ABSTRACT: Current crop production relies heavily on transgenic, glyphosate-resistant (GR) cultivars. Widespread cultivation of transgenic crops has received…
Tom Barber, "Dicamba Drift and Potential Effects on Soybean Yield," AGWatch Network, July 7, 2016. SUMMARY: Tom Barber, an Extension Weed Scientist at the University of Arkansas, posts a chilling overview of what he has observed in soybean fields in…
Mark Behrens, Nedim Mutlu, Sarbani Chakraborty, Razvan Dumitru, Wen Zhi Jiang, "Dicamba Resistance: Enlarging and Preserving Biotechnology-Based Weed Management Strategies," Science, 316, 2007, DOI: 10.1126/science.1141596. ABSTRACT: Abstract: The advent of biotechnology-derived, herbicide-resistant crops has revolutionized farming practices in many countries. Facile, highly effective, environmentally…
Sonja Begemann, "Dicamba Damage Watch," July 6, 2017, AgPro. SUMMARY: Describes the symptoms of dicamba damage - cupped and wrinkled soybean leaves - and other culprits that could be the cause such as other herbicide damage, pests such as aphids…
Associated Press, "Farm chemical linked to oak damage," July 2, 2017, Quad-City Times, SUMMARY: Reports that almost 1,000 residents of Iowa have contacted the state Department of Natural Resources about damaged leaves on oak trees (photo, right) that looked like insect…