Sustainability and stewardship of glyphosate and glyphosate-resistant crops

Weed Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 347-354

  Sammons, R Douglas ^a   Heering, David C ^a   Dinicola, Natalie ^a   Glick, Harvey ^a   Elmore, Greg A ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glyphosate; Herbicide resistance; Herbicide tolerant crops; Selection; Sustainable

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; HERBICIDE; IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; SUSTAINABILITY; WEED CONTROL;

EID: 36448988642     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-04-150.1     Document Type: Article

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