<h2>About Glyphosate:</h2>

<ul>
	<li>Glyphosate is a widely used herbicide that can kill certain weeds and grasses.</li>
	<li>Glyphosate works by blocking an enzyme essential for plant growth.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

Application:

<ul>
	<li>In India, glyphosate use was approved only for tea crop and non-crop areas for control of weeds.
	<ul>
		<li>Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala are the major tea plantation states in India.</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>But glyphosate consumption is higher in states that do not have tea crops.</li>
	<li>It is being widely and indiscriminately used in paddy fields by farmers.</li>
</ul>

Consequences:

<ul>
	<li>The surface casting activity of vertically burrowing earthworms almost ceased after three weeks and reproduction of soil dwellers reduced by 56 per cent within three months after herbicide application.</li>
	<li>There are long-term negative consequences for honey bee navigation, contamination of water bodies and serious health hazards.</li>
</ul>

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Source :&nbsp;<a href="https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/agriculture/why-india-should-ban-not-just-restrict-use-of-dangerous-weedicide-glyphosate-85709" target="_blank">Down to Earth</a>

Glyphosate

Overview:

The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare recently restricted the use of glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, citing health hazards for humans and animals.

About Glyphosate:

Glyphosate

Overview:

The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare recently restricted the use of glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, citing health hazards for humans and animals.

About Glyphosate:

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