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HERO ID
8315078
Reference Type
Journal Article
Subtype
Newspaper
Title
Doubts About a Promised Bounty: [News; Series]
Author(s)
Hakim, D
Year
2016
Is Peer Reviewed?
0
Journal
New York Times
ISSN:
0362-4331
EISSN:
1553-8095
Location
New York, N.Y.
Book Title
New York Times
Language
English
URL
https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/doubts-about-promised-bounty/docview/1833749989/se-2?accountid=171501
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Abstract
Since genetically modified crops were introduced in the United States two decades ago for crops like corn, cotton and soybeans, the use of toxins that kill insects and fungi has fallen by a third, but the spraying of herbicides, which are used in much higher volumes, has risen by 21 percent.
Keywords
General Interest Periodicals--United States; Genetically altered foods; Herbicides; Pesticides; Series & special reports; United States--US
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