GM crops that are resistant to glyphosate have created a new scenario in Brazilian agriculture. Glyphosate has been generally used mainly in soybean farms in the Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Paraná. In the state of São Paulo, glyphosate is widely used in orchards, especially citrus ones. The repeated use of glyphosate has given rise to cases of weed resistance to this herbicide in different places of the country. The trend is that new glyphosate resistant crops such ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2011