tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590966175110441391.post2532503993475581170..comments2023-06-26T03:08:40.549-07:00Comments on Tomorrow's Table: "A must read for those interested in GMOs and/or the organic farming movement"Pamela Ronaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08905736049638342587noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590966175110441391.post-56816746415515750032008-09-13T04:31:00.000-07:002008-09-13T04:31:00.000-07:00cpmRaoul and I are also quite interested in the po...cpm<BR/><BR/>Raoul and I are also quite interested in the potential of using GE herbicide tolerant crops for reducing tillage. Conventional soybean growers used to apply the more toxic herbicide metolachlor to control weeds of soybeans despite the fact that metolachlor is a known groundwater contaminant and is included in a class of herbicides with suspected toxicological problems. Switching from metolachlor to glyphosate in soybean production has had huge environmental benefits not measured in pounds of active ingredient but in environmental impact (Fernandez-Cornejo and McBride 2002). <BR/><BR/>Another agricultural benefit is that herbicide-resistant soybean has helped foster use of low-till and no-till agriculture, which leaves the fertile topsoil intact and protects it from being removed by wind or rain. Also because tractor-tilling is minimized, less fuel is consumed and greenhouse gas emissions are reduced (Farrell et al. 2006). <BR/> <BR/>Here is a useful reference:<BR/>Glyphosate--The Conservationist's Friend?<BR/>Robert F. Service<BR/>Science 25 May 2007:<BR/>Vol. 316. no. 5828, pp. 1116 - 1117<BR/>DOI: 10.1126/science.316.5828.1116<BR/><BR/><BR/>Curtailing the use of the herbicide glyphosate could increase the loss of topsoil, require farmers to switch to more harmful herbicides, and force them to use more fuel to rid their fields of weeds.<BR/><BR/>Here is a nice review:<BR/>Evolution of the plow over 10,000 years and the rationale for no-till farming. Soil and Tillage Research<BR/>Volume 93, Issue 1, March 2007, Pages 1-12Pamela Ronaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905736049638342587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590966175110441391.post-46503902369105539672008-09-11T23:08:00.000-07:002008-09-11T23:08:00.000-07:00I had not read Jonathan Eisen's blog post when I l...I had not read Jonathan Eisen's blog post when I left my comment so I didn't realize at the time that he also used Trewavas' review as a jumping off point! The point Trewavas made, as I recall,is something like that GE enables no-till farming through herbicide tolerance, for example, and that this provides greater benefits in soil conservation than organic farming. I was curious what you thought of that?<BR/>Best MAX Moehs<BR/>PS-Am partly through your book-good read!cpmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697142932641157185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590966175110441391.post-85181653798816627592008-09-06T07:09:00.000-07:002008-09-06T07:09:00.000-07:00yes it seems as it would. I am getting a lot of mi...yes it seems as it would. I am getting a lot of mileage out of Tony's review!Pamela Ronaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905736049638342587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590966175110441391.post-4254643958004333162008-09-06T00:02:00.000-07:002008-09-06T00:02:00.000-07:00So does your posting count as a review of my revie...So does your posting count as a review of my review of the review of your book?Jonathan Eisenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953790938128734305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590966175110441391.post-50220429515290366712008-09-05T16:00:00.000-07:002008-09-05T16:00:00.000-07:00Hello cpmI would be glad to respond. What section ...Hello cpm<BR/>I would be glad to respond. What section in particular would you like me to respond to?<BR/>atb<BR/>pPamela Ronaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905736049638342587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590966175110441391.post-17564044478650384742008-09-05T15:05:00.000-07:002008-09-05T15:05:00.000-07:00I would be interested in your response to Tony Tre...I would be interested in your response to Tony Trewavas' review of your book in Plos Biology.cpmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697142932641157185noreply@blogger.com