date:May 31, 2013
that when a farmer sprayed the so-called volunteer plants with a glyphosate herbicide, some of them unexpectedly survived.
Scientists found the wheat was a strain field-tested from 1998 to 2005 and deemed safe before St. Louis-based biotech giant Monsanto withdrew it from the regulatory approval process on worldwide opposition to genetically engineered wheat.
GMO crops tolerate certain pesticides, allowing farmers to improve weed control and increase yields.
No GM wheat varieties are approved