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Let's hope this does not happen ...
And, there goes corn ...
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Hi Garina,
I don't know where that guy gets his information, but he seems to be lost. Corn has always been tolerant of 2-4-D, and I used 2-4-D at least 50 years ago to kill cockleburs in corn. It has been a legal, FDA-approved chemical, for as long as I can remember. Therefore, any applications for it's use on any new cultivar of any grass-based species, is virtually guaranteed to be granted.
2-4-D is a hormonal herbicide, and it does not significantly affect grasses, (all grains are members of the grass family). Therefore, all grasses are naturally tolerant of 2-4-D. 2-4-D only affects broadleaf plants, therefore, 2-4-D-resistant cotton or soybeans would make sense, but 2-4-D-resistant corn is a moot point - it has always been naturally tolerant of 2-4-D.
Furthermore, 2-4-D is not the component in Agent Orange that caused health problems - it was the other half of the 50-50 blend, known as 2-4-5-T, which contained a very toxic contaminant, (dioxin), which was a byproduct of the manufacturing process. That website is a good example of the old saying that "a little education can be a bad thing".
It's a crying shame that he probably bilks many of his well-intentioned followers out of contributions, by feeding them such misinformation.
Tex
I don't know where that guy gets his information, but he seems to be lost. Corn has always been tolerant of 2-4-D, and I used 2-4-D at least 50 years ago to kill cockleburs in corn. It has been a legal, FDA-approved chemical, for as long as I can remember. Therefore, any applications for it's use on any new cultivar of any grass-based species, is virtually guaranteed to be granted.
2-4-D is a hormonal herbicide, and it does not significantly affect grasses, (all grains are members of the grass family). Therefore, all grasses are naturally tolerant of 2-4-D. 2-4-D only affects broadleaf plants, therefore, 2-4-D-resistant cotton or soybeans would make sense, but 2-4-D-resistant corn is a moot point - it has always been naturally tolerant of 2-4-D.
Furthermore, 2-4-D is not the component in Agent Orange that caused health problems - it was the other half of the 50-50 blend, known as 2-4-5-T, which contained a very toxic contaminant, (dioxin), which was a byproduct of the manufacturing process. That website is a good example of the old saying that "a little education can be a bad thing".
It's a crying shame that he probably bilks many of his well-intentioned followers out of contributions, by feeding them such misinformation.Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
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I've been grain free for the most part about 7 years but my favorite indulgent is Fritos corn chips.
Ingredients: Corn, Oil, Salt.
http://www.fritos.com/#/news/history/
Love,
Joanna
Ingredients: Corn, Oil, Salt.
http://www.fritos.com/#/news/history/
Love,
Joanna
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Corn the Toxic Grain by DogtorJ
DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor and don't play one on TV.
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
Joanna, I LOVE LOVE Fritos corn chips! But since getting my labs results that one of the foods I have to avoid. I am now looking for a potato chip that I can tolerate, had found one yet but still looking!!
Tex, It just goes to show me that you cant believe everything you read these days. Why do we all have to be one up on everything? Why cant things just be simple and easy like they use to be?
Love Robin
Tex, It just goes to show me that you cant believe everything you read these days. Why do we all have to be one up on everything? Why cant things just be simple and easy like they use to be?
Love Robin