"The herbicide known as 2,4-D has had limited use in corn and soybean farming because it becomes toxic to the plants early in their growth. The new seeds would let farmers use the weed killer throughout the plants’ lives."
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M.L. Johnson, in U.S. may deregulate some corn, soybean seeds (4 January 2014)
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