Promising sugar-based natural herbicide targets same pathway as glyphosate

A team of scientists from Germany's University of Tübingen has discovered a novel and unusual sugar molecule that is harmless to animals and humans but can effectively disrupt the growth of various plants and microorganisms. The researchers propose the new molecule as a possible natural herbicide with the same efficacy as the increasingly controversial glyphosate, commonly known as Roundup.

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Category: Environment

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• Chemicals
• Farming
• Molecules
• Sugar

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2WA0gbs