Glyphosate

Word GLYPHOSATE
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Definitions and meanings of "Glyphosate"

What do we mean by glyphosate?

A white solid, C3H8NO5P, that is soluble in water, used as a broad-spectrum herbicide. noun

A generic name for N-phosphonomethyl glycine, the active ingredient of several herbicides that inhibit a plant growth enzyme. noun

N-phosphonomethyl glycine, the active ingredient of several herbicides that inhibit a plant growth enzyme.

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The word "glyphosate" in example sentences

But the USDA review paper noted that glyphosate is "the most extensively used herbicide worldwide," and that creeping bentgrass and several of the species that can form hybrids with it "can be weedy or invasive in some situations." ❋ Unknown (2006)

Roundup — originally made by Monsanto but now also sold by others under the generic name glyphosate — has been little short of a miracle chemical for farmers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Chemically known as glyphosate, Roundup was known for its ability to kill almost anything green yet leave a relatively small environmental footprint, being less toxic to wildlife and people than most weedkillers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Roundup, generically known as glyphosate, is a key part of the new industrial -/chemical-farming paradigm. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Farmers have become increasingly critical of both GM seed as it goes up in price, and herbicides like Roundup, also known as glyphosate, as 'superweeds' become prevalent in treated fields. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Roundup contains the active ingredient glyphosate, which is the most used herbicide in the USA. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The spraying could be conducted with the herbicide glyphosate, which is used by many Americans on their own gardens under the trade name Roundup. ❋ James Risen (2006)

In January, the USDA deregulated alfalfa and in February it partially deregulated sugar beets that have been genetically modified to withstand Roundup, which contains a chemical called glyphosate. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The vast majority of genetically engineered crops on the market are resistant to Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, or its generic equivalent called glyphosate.

That usually includes seed that has been modified to resist the herbicide glyphosate, which is marketed by Monsanto Co. as Roundup. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Start with your own yard and avoid any herbicide that contains glyphosate, which is particularly hard on milkweed. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Roundup herbicide, known as glyphosate, killed the above ground part of the plant but the root lived on. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This new strain of pigweed, resistant to Roundup (chemical name glyphosate), can only now be battled by applying even more cocktails of herbicides, containing many toxic, and even banned, ingredients. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In addition, it was shown that the mixture of the components used as Roundup adjuvants amplified the action of the active principle called glyphosate; one of its metabolites may be even more toxic. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently increased the allowable residue of the active ingredient of the weed killer (known as glyphosate) on beetroots by a whopping 5000\%. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Chemical weed control using herbicides such as glyphosate are often most effective, but are usually expensive and require knowledge of the methods and precautions necessary for effective and safe control. ❋ Unknown (1985)

Earth Open Source’s study is only the latest report to question the safety of glyphosate, which is the top-ranked herbicide used in the United States. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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