The Economics of Glyphosate Resistance Management in Corn and Soybean Production by Associate Professor Michael Livingston, Jesse Unger, Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo (Paperback / softback, 2015)
Glyphosate, kwn by many trade names, including Roundup, is a highly effective herbicide. Widespread glyphosate use for corn and soybean has led to glyphosate resistance, which is w documented in 14 weed species affecting U.S. cropland, and recent surveys suggest that acreage with glyphosate-resistant (GR) weeds is expanding. Data from USDA's Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS), along with the Benchmark Study (conducted independently by plant scientists), are used to address several issues raised by the spread of GR weeds. Choices made by growers that could help manage glyphosate resistance include using glyphosate during fewer years, combining it with one or more alternative herbicides, and, most importantly, t applying glyphosate during consecutive growing seasons. As a result, managing glyphosate resistance is more cost effective than igring it, and after about 2 years, the cumulative impact of the returns received is higher when managing instead of igring resistance.
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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1512272167
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9781512272161
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Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo, Jesse Unger, Associate Professor Michael Livingston