herbicide
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For decades, Roundup was closely associated with glyphosate, the herbicide first registered in the United States in 1974.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
The weedkiller has come under increasing scrutiny as Bayer, Roundup’s maker, has faced thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people the herbicide could cause cancer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
One of its new products is a camera that can distinguish between a plant and a weed, reducing herbicide use and saving farmers money.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Then came the 1970s, and a new technology arrived: the herbicide glyphosate, created by Monsanto.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
The herbicide 2,4-D has also produced tumorlike swellings in treated plants.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
All of the hospital-derived strains were also highly resistant to glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
The temporary pause on spraying herbicides started April 30, she said in a written statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Farmer Dave Bell, chair of the Voluntary Initiative for the use of Plant Protection, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he relies on herbicides like glyphosate.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also defended the move in public, even as he maintained that pesticides and herbicides are “toxic by design.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
The legend that the herbicides are toxic only to plants and so pose no threat to animal life has been widely disseminated, but unfortunately it is not true.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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