Glyphosate-Resistant Crops and Weeds: Now and in the Future

Glyphosate-Resistant Crops and Weeds: Now and in the Future

December 1, 2009

Stephen O. DukeUSDA, ARSStephen B. PowlesUniversity of Western Australia Glyphosate-resistant (GR) crops represent more than 80% of the 120 million ha of transgenic crops grown annually worldwide. GR crops have been rapidly adopted in soybean, maize, cotton, canola, and sugarbeet in large…

Managing the Herbicide Resource: An Evaluation of Extension on Management of Herbicide-resistant Weeds

Managing the Herbicide Resource: An Evaluation of Extension on Management of Herbicide-resistant Weeds

December 1, 2009

Rick S. LlewellynCSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, AdelaideDavid J. PannellUniversity of Western Australia, Perth The threat of herbicide-resistant weeds to crop production makes sustainable weed and herbicide management an important issue for agricultural extension agencies throughout the world. In this study, we examined the…

Adoption of Best Management Practices to Control Weed Resistance by Corn, Cotton, and Soybean Growers

Adoption of Best Management Practices to Control Weed Resistance by Corn, Cotton, and Soybean Growers

December 1, 2009

George B. FrisvoldUniversity of ArizonaTerrance M. HurleyUniversity of MinnesotaPaul D. MitchellUniversity of Wisconsin This study examined adoption of 10 best management practices (BMPs) to control weed resistance to herbicides using data from a survey of more than 1,000 US corn, cotton, and…

Stakeholder Positions Toward GM Food: the Case of Vitamin A Biofortified Cassava in Brazil

Stakeholder Positions Toward GM Food: the Case of Vitamin A Biofortified Cassava in Brazil

December 1, 2009

Carolina GonzálezInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Colombia / PhD candidate, University of Hohenheim, GermanyJames GarcíaInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), ColombiaNancy JohnsonInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya This article examines the factors that affect stakeholders’ positions toward genetically modified (GM) crops…

Predicted Willingness of Irish Farmers to Adopt GM Technology

Predicted Willingness of Irish Farmers to Adopt GM Technology

December 1, 2009

Conor Keelan and Fiona S. ThorneRural Economy Research Centre, TeagascPaul FlanaganOak Park Research Centre, TeagascCarol NewmanTrinity College, DublinEwen MullinsOak Park Research Centre, Teagasc In this article, we use a probit model to assess the factors that will influence the decision of Irish…

Adoption Patterns of Herbicide-Tolerant Soybeans in Argentina

Adoption Patterns of Herbicide-Tolerant Soybeans in Argentina

December 1, 2009

Robert Finger, Michael Hartmann, and Michael FeitknechtETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) The adoption of herbicide-tolerant soybeans (HTS) in Argentina was a very rapid process, as HTS covered virtually all of the area under soybean cultivation less than 10 years after…

Perceived Consequences of Herbicide-Tolerant and Insect-Resistant Crops on Integrated Pest Management Strategies in the Western United States: Results of an Online Survey

Perceived Consequences of Herbicide-Tolerant and Insect-Resistant Crops on Integrated Pest Management Strategies in the Western United States: Results of an Online Survey

December 1, 2009

Judy Harrington, Patrick F. Byrne, Frank B. Peairs, Scott J. Nissen, and Philip WestraColorado State UniversityPeter C. Ellsworth and Al FournierUniversity of ArizonaCarol A. Mallory-SmithOregon State UniversityRobert S. ZemetraUniversity of IdahoW. Brien HenryUSDA-ARS, Central Great Plains Research Station We conducted an online…

Efficiency Analysis of the US Biotechnology Industry: Clustering Enhances Productivity

Efficiency Analysis of the US Biotechnology Industry: Clustering Enhances Productivity

December 1, 2009

Man-Keun Kim and Thomas R. HarrisUniversity of Nevada-RenoSlavica VusovicDepartment of Motor Vehicles, State of Nevada This article attempts to identify the factors affecting location of biotechnology firms in the United States. To achieve this goal, the regional efficiency in the biotech industry…

Can Cooperative Membership and Participation Affect Adoption Decisions? Issues for Sustainable Biotechnology Dissemination

Can Cooperative Membership and Participation Affect Adoption Decisions? Issues for Sustainable Biotechnology Dissemination

December 1, 2009

Uche M. Nwankwo, Kurt J. Peters, and Wolfgang BokelmannHumboldt University of Berlin Biotechnology has become the dominate technology in the agricultural environment globally, possessing the capacity to address issues related to food insecurity and low productivity. Developing countries therefore cannot afford to…