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This means the plant is resistant to glyphosphate which is the active ingredient in herbicides such as Roundup, this means you can spread herbicide on this crop to kill the weeds without damaging the crop.
It's Genetically Modified, and that specific type of GM corn is owned by Monsanto.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoRound Up Ready Corn allows its grower to apply the herbicide (Round Up) to weeds among the corn while not having any damaging effects on the corn due to it's resistance. Therefore making it an easy method of weed prevention for large-scale farmers and the home grower.
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What stage should round up ready corn be to spray for weeds?
According to the Roundup PowerMax label (see the link below), anytime from emergence through the 8-leaf stage, or corn gets 30 inches high, whichever comes first.
What are the 5 examples of products of biotechnology?
Biotechnology Products: Bt cotton Round-up Ready corn Enbrel and other drugs Aspartame Genetically engineered papaya
Why are genes being taken out of bacteria and placed into the corn?
It probably depends on the application. In the instance of Round-up Ready corn, the genes from the bacteria allow the corn to resist Round-up (Glyphosate). Since glyphosate is a broad-spectrum herbicide (viz. an herbicide that controls virtually all plants), this change allows fields of corn to be maintained with fewer weeds while using less herbicide. Of course, the ethics and potential disadvantages are debated by many.
Does round up ready corn have thicker skin around the kernal?
Not as a result of the Roundup Ready gene. Some varieties have a thicker pericarp, the skin on the outside of the kernel, but those varieties intended for forage are bred to have a thinner pericarp to make them more palatable.
How is corn processed to be ready for popcorn?
they dry out corn the cobb then the kernals are ready to get popped
How do know when to harvest corn?
when the corn looks ready
What kills roundup ready alfalfa without killing soybeans?
round up
What does round up ready mean?
it's when crops have been genetically modified so that it's resistant to a chemical in round up, so that when round up is sprayed on the crops, it kills the weeds but not the crops.
How do you keep corn from going bad?
you keep corn from getting bad by putting it in the freezer and keeping it there for as long as you want. Then you take it out of the freezer and defrost it and then heat it up and then it is ready to eat.
Do most people eat their corn side to side or round and round?
most people eat their corn side to side, about 67% of people
Where is candy corn sold?
year-round
How does cow make corn?
you got it the other way round, the corn makes the cow
