文档简介Introduction
Since 1970, glyphosate has been used as a systemic, non-selective herbicide in public and residential areas and as a crop desiccant. With the development of genetically modified organism (GMO) crops resistant to glyphosate, its usage increased drastically with a 15–fold jump of the quantity used between 1995 and 20141, to become one of the world’s most widely used herbicides.