What is Roundup Readiness? ラウンドアップ エクセル is a trademark name for a patented line of genetically modified crop seeds which are insensitive to the herbicide glyphosate, Roundup. These are referred to as 'Roundup Ready' crops.



So, who invented Roundup?

ラウンドアップ (Monsanto Chemist) first discovered Glyphosate as an herbicide in Roundup. Most herbicides…

What is Roundup ready and what are the Roundup-ready crops? Roundup Ready is a trademark that refers to a type of genetically engineered crops that are resistant against Roundup. These are the crops that are known as Roundup Ready.



Roundup, then, was it actually invented?

John Franz, Monsanto chemical scientist and the first to realize the active ingredient in Roundup was glyphosate, in the year 1970. He was the first person to define it as an herbicide. The majority of…

Wild plants could be able to resist herbicides.



Credit: Xiao Yang

A genetic-modification technique used widely to make crops herbicide resistant has been found to confer advantages on an invasive form of rice even in absence of the herbicide. This suggests that the benefits of such modification could extend beyond the confines of farms into the wild.



A variety of varieties of crops are created genetically to resist glyphosate. This herbicide, first called Roundup it was…