Peter Borst wrote:

> Perhaps it is not implausible to imagine new types of 
> weeds coming about that are much more resistant to 
> herbicides, due to the unexpected crossing of 
> herbicide resistant varieties 

If that scenario is plausible, then why aren't the farmers and
farmer trade associations expressing deep concern?  Their
livelihoods are on the line and yet I am unaware of evidence
they are seriously worried about their fields being overrun with 
superweeds that are resistant to a wide range of herbicides. 
Why is that?

> Should anyone suppose that super weeds are not a serious 
> problem, here's info about an entire book devoted to RoundUp
> Resistant weeds:

Again if these alledged super weeds are a serious existing or
potential problem, they why havn't any farmer organizations 
or magazines published articles to that effect? 

Paul Cherubini
El Dorado, Calif.

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