16 Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
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Glufosinate is currently used to kill unwanted plants in landscape areas where a complete vegetation kill is desired (for example, around the base of shrubs, in sand traps on golf courses, or around fence and sign posts) in industrial, recreational, and public areas such as airports, schools, parking lots, roadsides, and railroad rights-ofway. It is also used as a directed spray (away from crop plants) around ornamental plants and in Christmas tree plantations, fruit and nut orchards, and vineyards.3,4 Use of glufosinate is expected to increase dramatically in the next few years because of the development of crop plants that have been genetically engineered to tolerate glufosinate. These crops include corn,5 soy-
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Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides / Ncap
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