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Great controversy surrounds the potential environmental effects of genetically modified (GM) crops. Of the GM crops currently in commercial use, glyphosate resistant (GR) soybeans have probably received the most attention from both proponents and opponents of GMOs.
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We would like to thank James Lemon of Ohio State University for his willingness to modify the Herbicide Selector Program and answer our many questions about its operation, Aaron Hager for his guidance about the use of herbicides on various types of weeds, David Pike for permission to use his survey data, Elisavet Nitsi and Jennifer Ifft for invaluable research assistance, Bruce Chassy, Elisabeth Jeffrey, William Helferich and Paul Giesler (Covance Inc.) for information on LD50 protocols, and Loyd Wax for insights into how herbicides are used. The authors wish to acknowledge the financial support of the Office of Research, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. This material is based upon research supported by the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, US Department of Agriculture, under Project No. ILLU 05-0361. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors.
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Nelson, G.C., Bullock, D.S. (2003). Environmental Effects of Glyphosate Resistant Soybeans in the United States. In: Kalaitzandonakes, N. (eds) The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Agbiotech. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0177-0_5
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