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The benefit to the farmer is that Round-up can be sprayed directly on the soybean crop without harming it, saving the farmer time and work.

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Q: What are the benefits of having a Roundup ready GMO soybean?
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What does roundup ready mean in plant science?

Roundup is the name of a herbicide used by farmers to kill weeds. A plant is said to be roundup ready if it is resistant to roundup, so that you can spray a field with roundup and it will kill the weeds but won't kill the roundup ready crop.


What does it mean to be roundup ready?

Roundup ready is a term to describe a genetically modified crop. It is mainly referred to soybeans, named "roundup ready soybeans". These are unquestionably a wary food source on terms of safety, despite the fact that it is resistant to glyphosphate.


How does Roundup ready seed work?

To oversimplify it, a gene is inserted into the plant that keeps the plant from metabolizing glyphosate (roundup).


What are the genes of genetically engineered corn?

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What kills roundup ready alfalfa without killing soybeans?

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What are the advantages of round up ready?

The main advantage is the ability to spray for weeds with roundup and not damage the crop. Roundup is a non-selective herbicide that controls both grassy weeds and broad leaf weeds. Roundup ready crops are unaffected by roundup so all weeds can be killed while the crop is undamaged. Basically, a farmer can control all weeds with one herbicide and not have to worry about a loss of the crop.


What is in roundup?

Roundup Weed and Grass killer contains glyphosate (2% in its Ready To Use form) It also contains a soap like surfactant that helps it to adhere to the weeds better.


What ingredients does roundup have in it?

The active ingredient in Roundup Ready to Use is 2.0% Glyphosate and 2.0% Pelargonic acid and related fatty acids... 2.0%


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Are there roundup ready soybeans?

Nearly all Garst brand or Syngenta group beans are r/r, and of course, the same applies to Monsanto's seeds, as the owner of the Roundup patent and the roundup-ready patent. The r/r patent expires in 2014, after which farmers will still be able to find r/r seeds, or seeds that tolerate its generic glyphosate equivalent. Monsanto also claims that they will not sue farmers who keep r/r seeds from their own crop to replant after the patent expires.


What company makes roundup ready crops?

Monsanto owns the rights to the RoundupReady gene, but several different seed companies produce seed with the trait in it.