This is my biggest problem with biotechnology. I once worked for the industry as a genetic engineer. The projects on which I worked did not seem to be about feeding a starving world. Although scientifically challenging, the end product was destined for food processors that fill grocery shelves with such creatively designed items as instant puddings, gravies and frozen dinners. The fartless soybeans contained smaller amounts of the sugars, which normally result in human flatulence, to put it politely.
Herbicides kill plants.
They are intended for the eradication of weeds. Plants that are engineered for herbicide resistance have bacterial or plant genes that allow them to survive in the presence of herbicide. HTCs are sold together with their corresponding herbicide as a treatment system. They are marketed as sustainable, environmentally friendly additions to chemical agriculture. According to Monsanto, the largest agri-chemical company in the US, these herbicides degrade faster in the environment, leave negligible residues on crops, and have the potential to reduce the amount of herbicide applied to farmland by one third.