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Glyphosate

  • 04 Nov 2019
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A German pharma company is facing thousands of lawsuits over its herbicide products which are based on a compound called glyphosate.

  • Herbicide is an agent, usually chemical, for killing or inhibiting the growth of unwanted plants, such as residential or agricultural weeds and invasive species.

Glyphosate

  • Scientific Name: It was developed in 1970, and its scientific name is N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine under the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) system of nomenclature.
  • Application: It is applied to the leaves of plants to kill weeds.
  • Usage in India
    • It has a very good market size in the tea sector of West Bengal and Assam.
    • Presently, its consumption is highest in Maharashtra as it is becoming a key herbicide in sugarcane, maize and many fruit crops.
  • Concerns
    • In 2015, the Word Health Organization published a study that found glyphosate “probably carcinogenic to humans”. However, no advisory has been issued yet.
    • France, Italy, and Vietnam banned its use after the finding.

Source: IE

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