Gage, Karla L., Krausz, Ronald F., & Walters, S. Alan; "Emerging Challenges for Weed Management in Herbicide-Resistant Crops;" Agriculture, 2019, 9(8); DOI: 10.3390/agriculture9080180. ABSTRACT: Since weed management is such a critical component of agronomic crop production systems, herbicides are widely…
Kniss, A. R., "Long-term trends in the intensity and relative toxicity of herbicide use," Nature Communications, 2017, 8, 14865. DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14865. ABSTRACT: Herbicide use is among the most criticized aspects of modern farming, especially as it relates to genetically engineered…
Koo, Dal-Hoe, Molin, William T, Saski, Christopher A, Jiang, Jiming, Putta, Karthik, Jugulam, Mithila, Friebe, Bernd, & Gill, Bikram S, "Extrachromosomal circular DNA-based amplification and transmission of herbicide resistance in crop weed Amaranthus palmeri," Proceedings of the National Academy of…
Hicks, Helen L., Comont, David, Coutts, Shaun R., Crook, Laura, Hull, Richard, Norris, Ken, Neve, Paul, Childs, Dylan Z., & Freckleton, Robert P., "The factors driving evolved herbicide resistance at a national scale," Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2018, 2(3), 529-536. DOI:…
Harre, Nick T., Nie, Haozhen, Robertson, Renae R., Johnson, William G., Weller, Stephen C., & Young, Bryan G., "Distribution of Herbicide-Resistant Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) in Indiana and Characterization of Distinct Glyphosate-Resistant Biotypes," Weed Science, 2017, 65(06), 699-709. DOI: 10.1017/wsc.2017.56.…
Green, J. M., "The rise and future of glyphosate and glyphosate-resistant crops," Pest Management Science, 2018, 74(5), 1035-1039. DOI: 10.1002/ps.4462. ABSTRACT: Glyphosate and glyphosate-resistant crops had a revolutionary impact on weed management practices, but the epidemic of glyphosate-resistant (GR) weeds is…
Environmental Protection Agency, "Occupational Pesticide Handler Unit Exposure Surrogate Reference Table," Office of Pesticide Programs, 2018, Available at: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/exposure-surrogate-reference-table-pesticide-risk. SUMMARY: The Exposure Surrogate Reference Table provides pesticide exposure information for risk assessment based on exposure scenarios, exposure routes and applicable personal protective…
Benbrook, Charles, "Why Regulators Lost Track and Control of Pesticide Risks: Lessons From the Case of Glyphosate-Based Herbicides and Genetically Engineered-Crop Technology," Current Environmental Health Reports, 5:3, 387-395, 2018, DOI:10.1007/s40572-018-0207-y. ABSTRACT: PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The approval of genetically engineered (GE) crops…
Pallett K, "Engineered Crop Tolerance to Glyphosate and its Impact on the Use of the Herbicide," Outlooks on Pest Management, December 2018. doi:10.1564/v29_dec_11. ABSTRACT: The agricultural importance and particularly the consequences of the use of glyphosate in crops engineered to be…
Lisa Neff, "Farmers, conservationists challenge Trump’s EPA, Monsanto over crop-damaging pesticide," The Wisconsin Gazette, February 13, 2018. SUMMARY: Wisconsin Gazette describes the suit against the EPA and Monsanto, which was initiated by five agricultural and environmental watchdog organizations: the Center for Biological…