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Wild plants could be treated with herbicides. Credit: Xiao YangIt has been proven that a genetic modification technique that is used extensively to make crops resistant to herbicides, can provide advantages to a weedy variety of rice. The results indicate that such modification could be beneficial to wild rice varieties, as well as the crops. …

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Herbicide resistance might confer an advantage on plants in the wild. Credit Xiao YangA common technique for genetic modification of crops that make them herbicide-resistant has been proven to provide advantages to the weedy varieties of rice even when herbicide isn’t in use. This finding suggests that these modifications may be detrimental to the natural …

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Herbicide resistance might provide advantages to plants in the wild. Credit Xiao YangOne of the most common methods employed to make crops resistant to herbicides was shown to offer advantages over the weedy varieties of rice. This suggests that such genetic modifications could also have the potential to have an impact on wild animals. There …

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