Herbicide resistant crops

What was the first agronomics crops?

Wheat, Barley, Flax (alcohol)

What changed with the herbicde industry?

It went from a chemical industry to a biotechnical one after the introduction of GMO.

What was first tried to make glyphosate resitent crops that failed? What did they find?

Traditional breeding methods. They found a bacterial gene that helped breakdown ESPS and inserted it.

What was the goal of traditional breeding for glyphosate?

Overhaul ESPS production so it wouldnt matter.

What were the first glyphosate resistant crops?

Soy, cotton, and corn out of Washington U

What was the first perenial herbicide resistant crop?

Alphalpha

What was the glufosinate gene for 10x tolerance first put into? Where is it commercial?

Tabacoo, tomatoes, and potatoes. Cotton and Soy

What was banned despite getting approval at first? What is current?

2-4-D on crops after enlist varieties made them resistant. It has limited summer 2026 availability

What did they let you do with dicamba?

You could use it up but now it is banned to spray or sell.

What is a good plant for the future?

Wild pea because it has no-cook-needed protein

What extremely prevalent crop has no GMO?

Wheat

How do GE crops generally work

A gene is inserted that allows either the breakdown of the chemical, or it causes the plant to overproduce the target site.