Adoption of Genetically Engineered Dicamba-Tolerant Cotton Seeds is Prevalent Throughout the United States

Laura Dodson, Seth J. Wechsler, Sam Williamson, Jonathan McFadden and David Smith

Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2021, vol. 2021, issue 07

Abstract: Dicamba is an herbicide used to control annual and perennial broadleaf weeds. In 2016, Monsanto first commercialized genetically engineered (GE) dicamba-tolerant (DT) cotton seeds. The genetic engineering process inserts into a plant’s genome genes with beneficial traits, such as the ability to tolerate herbicide applications. DT cotton varieties were developed by inserting a bacterial gene that enables them to survive dicamba applications. Since 2016, cotton farmers have widely adopted DT cotton seeds.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.312220

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