Soil biology - Impacts of pesticides and cropping on the resource

Sep 08, 2003 1 Replies

"Glyphosate attacks some vital steps in the chemical defense system of plants, reducing their ability to control root-infecting fungi. Rampaging fungi hasten the death of the plant, and may in part explain why it has taken so long for weeds to develop resistance to this herbicide. "



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Fine. Another reason why I should never apply herbicides to plants that aren't weeds. Duh.

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