It has been shown that herbicide-resistance genes can spread to related plants in pollen carried by bees or the wind. Researchers have found evidence for this in the case of canola and sugar beet ,These superweeds can be difficult and expensive for farmers to eradicate.
Herbicide-resistant crops, themselves, may also become weeds if they grow in places where humans don’t want them. Kudzu & Johnson grass,as example, were both introduced into the United States and today have become serious weeds
The funny thing is that pig weed is extremely nutritious. The leaves are very high in calcium and the seeds can be harvested in the fall and cooked like quinoa (it's a relative to quinoa).
@Madlookin No it hasn't mutated. The population genetics have swung to the resistant biotypes of palmer amaranth. Selective forces via spraying only one chemical (ie. glyphosate on a glysphosate resistant crop) kills out subsceptible weeds and lets the resistant seeds go into the seed bank. Then only resistant seeds germinate and your weed population is no longer killed by the one chemical (ie. glyphosate). It's survival of fittest from the weed's perspective.
fuck you, monsanto. fuck you
jollygreenzach 1 month ago
It has been shown that herbicide-resistance genes can spread to related plants in pollen carried by bees or the wind. Researchers have found evidence for this in the case of canola and sugar beet ,These superweeds can be difficult and expensive for farmers to eradicate.
Herbicide-resistant crops, themselves, may also become weeds if they grow in places where humans don’t want them. Kudzu & Johnson grass,as example, were both introduced into the United States and today have become serious weeds
hamasaful 1 month ago
The funny thing is that pig weed is extremely nutritious. The leaves are very high in calcium and the seeds can be harvested in the fall and cooked like quinoa (it's a relative to quinoa).
SecretsOfLongevity 2 months ago
Gene-transfer from GM crops..
EurofighterVsRaptor 3 months ago
@EurofighterVsRaptor you're totally right :D that's the comment i was looking for
hamasaful 1 month ago
thought this was "weed" not weed...
patrimacc 3 months ago
has this pig weed mutated because of GM crops
Madlookin 4 months ago
@Madlookin No it hasn't mutated. The population genetics have swung to the resistant biotypes of palmer amaranth. Selective forces via spraying only one chemical (ie. glyphosate on a glysphosate resistant crop) kills out subsceptible weeds and lets the resistant seeds go into the seed bank. Then only resistant seeds germinate and your weed population is no longer killed by the one chemical (ie. glyphosate). It's survival of fittest from the weed's perspective.
starkiss73 2 weeks ago
11,355 views and no commants?
kingbobnjoe 4 months ago