Posted 5/12/2010 20:31 (#1196654 - in reply to #1196603) Subject: Re: Ed Winkle "Many claim P ratings went down with contant glyphosate use"
Martinsville, Ohio
Glyphosate was patented as a metal chelator. Monsanto patented as a herbicide. Needs ammonium sulfate in the tank to tie up metals and minerals. Binds minerals -- Ca, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Zn.
The big question is what it does to the rhizosphere and that reaction to disease and mineral uptake.