glyphosate

Broad-spectrum weed poison

Glyphosate is a widely used herbicide that kills plants by blocking an enzyme essential to their growth.

It is the active ingredient in Roundup and similar weed killers, applied in agriculture, landscaping, and home gardens.

Glyphosate became controversial after studies raised questions about potential links to cancer, though regulatory agencies remain divided on its safety.

The farmer sprayed glyphosate on the fields before planting.

controversy

lawsuits

Legal proceedings seeking remedy

cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
MonsantoAgricultural biotechnology corporation
BayerGerman drug manufacturer

litigation · carcinogenic · regulation · ban · safety · health risks · non-Hodgkin lymphoma · settlement · warning labels · precautionary principle

commercial

Monsanto

Agricultural biotechnology corporation

BayerGerman drug manufacturer
genericNot brand-name
patentObvious; inventor's monopoly

market share · agrochemical · retail · concentrate · ready-to-use

agriculture

farming

Cultivating land for food

cropsCultivated plants for harvest
soybeansProtein-rich Asian legume
cornCereal grown on cobs

cotton · canola · wheat · harvest · yield · monoculture · GMO · cultivation · planting · spraying

weeds

weed control

Eliminating unwanted vegetation

dandelionsYellow-flowered lawn weeds
crabgrassInvasive lawn weed
bindweedTwining parasitic weed

thistles · foxtail · quackgrass · pigweed · ragweed · invasive species · perennials · annuals · broadleaf · grasses

chemistry

phosphonate

Carbon-phosphorus bonded compound

shikimate pathwaySeven-step aromatic amino acid synthesis
systemicAffecting an entire structure
broad-spectrumEffective across many varieties

nonselective · surfactant · formulation · degradation · half-life · metabolite · active ingredient · adjuvant · water-soluble · chelation

glyphosate

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Monsanto

farming

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