Enlist Weed Control System: Difference between revisions

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''Enlist Duo'' is an [[herbicide]] that contains the choline form of [[2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid]] (2,4-D) and [[glyphosate]] plus an unknown number of unlisted ingredients. Dow added chemicals to the mixture in what it termed "Colex-D technology".<ref name=farmfuture>{{cite web| url=http://farmfutures.com/story-epa-consider-comments-registration-enlist-duo-herbicide-0-111931| author= |title=EPA to Consider Comments on Registration of Enlist Duo Herbicide| publisher=Farm Futures| date=May 1, 2014 |accessdate=May 3, 2014}}</ref>

2,4-D is one of the most widely used herbicides in the world.<ref>von Stackelberg K. A Systematic Review of Carcinogenic Outcomes and Potential Mechanisms from Exposure to 2,4-D and MCPA in the Environment. J Toxicol. 2013;2013:371610. PMID 23533401 [http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jt/2013/371610/ PMC 3600329]</ref><ref>Andrew Pollack for the New York Times. April 9, 2012 [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/business/energy-environment/epa-denies-request-to-ban-24-d-a-popular-weed-killer.html?_r=0 E.P.A. Denies an Environmental Group’s Request to Ban a Widely Used Weed Killer]</ref> 2,4-D is volatile and by EPA assessment is a hazardous air pollutant that is difficult to contain.{{CN|December 2015}} TheAccording possibility of herbicide drift is whyto Dow developed, the Colex-D technology, which according to their experiments, significantlyformulation reduces drift and damage from evaporation.<ref>Josh Flint for Prairie Farmer. August 31, 2011 [http://farmprogress.com/story-dow-agrosciences-names-its-newest-herbicide-offering-duo-0-52677 Dow AgroSciences Names Its Newest Herbicide Offering Enlist Duo]</ref> As of 2013 glyphosate was the world's largest-selling herbicide, with sales driven by glyphosate-resistant [[genetically modified crops]].<ref>China Research & Intelligence, June 5, 2013. [http://www.shcri.com/agricultural-chemicals/14-research-report-on-global-and-china-glyphosate-industry-2013-2017.html Research Report on Global and China Glyphosate Industry, 2013-2017]</ref>

Other countries assessing the system include Brazil, Argentina and various food importing countries.<ref name=fleury>{{cite web| url=http://www.agannex.com/energy/enlist-weed-control-system-in-canada | author=Donna Fleury |title=Enlist weed control system in Canada. A new tool for managing hard to control and resistant weeds |publisher=AG Annex |date=April 2014| accessdate=May 3, 2014}}</ref>