Hello,
There was some discussion on this list a couple weeks ago about the
difficulties of maintaining natural grass in parks and playing fields,
and the use of artificial turf as an alternative. I ran across this
article today which ties in to some degree. It appears the use of this
product seems more to apply to the use of pesticides to maintain a
mono-culture of plant life rather than adressing the issue of durability
in high-wear areas.
Bioengineered turf grows like a weed you can't kill
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0411grass11.html
Personally- I find it a frustrating that the developers of these
products are so casual about the potentials for the inadvertent spread
of the product and the unknown effects of this- especially in light of
some reports that indicate that some genetically modified crops have
cross-pollinated and are now present in parts of the food chain that
weren't intended- particularly corn and soybean crops.
Regards,
Vaughn
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There was some discussion on this list a couple weeks ago about the
difficulties of maintaining natural grass in parks and playing fields,
and the use of artificial turf as an alternative. I ran across this
article today which ties in to some degree. It appears the use of this
product seems more to apply to the use of pesticides to maintain a
mono-culture of plant life rather than adressing the issue of durability
in high-wear areas.
Bioengineered turf grows like a weed you can't kill
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0411grass11.html
Personally- I find it a frustrating that the developers of these
products are so casual about the potentials for the inadvertent spread
of the product and the unknown effects of this- especially in light of
some reports that indicate that some genetically modified crops have
cross-pollinated and are now present in parts of the food chain that
weren't intended- particularly corn and soybean crops.
Regards,
Vaughn
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