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Since Monsanto's introduction of glyphosate resistance in 1996, there has been a growing concern over the affects of its widespread use. Glyphosate resistance is used primarily in Monsanto's Roundup Ready™ plants to work in tandem with Monsanto's Roundup™ herbicide, whose key active ingredient is glyphosate. Roundup has been used commercially since 1976. However, Roundup's true success did not truly begin until the development of Roundup Ready selective genetic markers. | Since Monsanto's introduction of glyphosate resistance in 1996, there has been a growing concern over the affects of its widespread use. Glyphosate resistance is used primarily in Monsanto's Roundup Ready™ plants to work in tandem with Monsanto's Roundup™ herbicide, whose key active ingredient is glyphosate. Roundup has been used commercially since 1976. However, Roundup's true success did not truly begin until the development of Roundup Ready selective genetic markers. | ||
It was at this time that an explosion in glyphosate resistant weeds began in the environment. Originally, there were no none plants natively resistant to glyphosate. Even in 1996, 30 years after the introduction of Roundup, only 2 weeds worldwide had developed glyphosate resistance. However, as shown in the figure to the right, this number increased to 19 weeds by 2010. The correlation between the introduction of commercial glyphosate resistance and the mutation of invasive weeds is substantial, and raised public concerns. | It was at this time that an explosion in glyphosate resistant weeds began in the environment. Originally, there were no none plants natively resistant to glyphosate. Even in 1996, 30 years after the introduction of Roundup, only 2 weeds worldwide had developed glyphosate resistance. However, as shown in the figure to the right, this number increased to 19 weeds by 2010<cite>Owen2010</cite>. The correlation between the introduction of commercial glyphosate resistance and the mutation of invasive weeds is substantial, and raised public concerns. | ||
In 2006, after hearing a case brought against Monsanto by a coalition of farmers and environmental groups, the US District Court of Northern California ruled against Monsanto and issued an injunction on all Roundup Ready alfalfa sales. An appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the District Court's ruling. It was not until a Supreme Court hearing in January of 2010 that the decision was reversed and the injunction lifted. | In 2006, after hearing a case brought against Monsanto by a coalition of farmers and environmental groups, the US District Court of Northern California ruled against Monsanto and issued an injunction on all Roundup Ready alfalfa sales. An appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the District Court's ruling. It was not until a [http://www.monsanto.com/newsviews/Documents/rralfalfa_supreme_court_decision.pdf Supreme Court] hearing in January of 2010 that the decision was reversed and the injunction lifted. | ||
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