Monsanto Co. (At Closing News).Monsanto The Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) is a multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation. It is the world's leading producer of the herbicide glyphosate, marketed as "Roundup". Co., St. Louis, asked the U.S. Agriculture Department's Animal and Plant Inspection Service for permission to move ahead with commercializing a new, genetically modified genetically modified Adjective (of an organism) having DNA which has been altered for the purpose of improvement or correction of defects genetically modified genetic adj [food etc] → Bt corn that has undergone four years of field tests and government supervision. The company requested that the new corn plant be granted non-regulated status as studies and test have shown that the crop posed no threat to the environment. Because the corn plant involves a natural pesticide pesticide, biological, physical, or chemical agent used to kill plants or animals that are harmful to people; in practice, the term pesticide is often applied only to chemical agents. , Monsanto has also filed an application to register the crop with the Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and . |
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