Damaging Effects of Roundup (and its active ingredient glyphosate)

Glyphosate was patented by Monsanto as the active ingredient in their Roundup brand. Monsanto also introduced genetically modified (GM) “Roundup Ready” (RR) soy, corn, cotton, canola, sugar beets, and alfalfa—all designed to withstand Roundup’s normally deadly effect. Glyphosate by itself is only mildly toxic to plants and doesn’t usually destroy weeds directly. As a broad-spectrum chelator,1, it binds with nutrients, 

depriving plants of the minerals needed to help them defend against disease. At the same time, glyphosate can stimulate disease-creating organisms in the soil such as fusarium, which then wipe out the weakened 

plants. Glyphosate also remains in tact in the soil for months or years, and can even be found in the manure of chickens fed RR grains

Glyphosate was patented by Monsanto as the active ingredient in their Roundup brand. Monsanto also introduced genetically modified (GM) “Roundup Ready” (RR) soy, corn, cotton, canola, sugar beets, and alfalfa—all designed to withstand Roundup’s normally deadly effect.Glyphosate by itself is only mildly toxic to plants and doesn’t usually destroy weeds directly. As a broad-spectrum chelator,1  it binds with nutrients, depriving plants of the minerals needed to help them defend against disease. At the same time, glyphosate can stimulate disease-creating organisms in the soil such as fusarium, which then wipe out the weakened plants. Glyphosate also remains in tact in the soil for months or years, and can even be found in the manure of chickens fed RR grains

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http://responsibletechnology.org/docs/damaging-effects-of-roundup.pdf