The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Friday it took another step toward approval of Dow AgroSciences’ Enlist 2,4-D-resistant technology.
美国农业部表示，它正在寻求公众审查其完成的征用玉米和大豆以及征用 E3 大豆性状的环境影响声明 (DEIS) 草案。正如 DEIS 中所述，美国农业部的“首选替代方案”是“解除对所有这三个方面的管制”，以获取玉米和大豆特性。
“We look forward to USDA finalizing its review and deregulation of the technology so that American farmers can access Enlist corn and soybeans in 2015,” Dow said in a statement. “We will continue to cooperate with the USDA and support Enlist as it advances toward regulatory approvals.”
陶氏称，2013年11月的最新数据显示，南方86%的玉米、大豆和棉花种植户的农场出现抗除草剂或难以控制的杂草。陶氏表示，中西部地区受顽固杂草影响的农民人数也有所攀升，目前已超过 61%。