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Glyphosate
Glyphosate

Glyphosate is a non-selective herbicide and is applied to the leaves of plants to kill both broadleaf plants and grasses. Since it is non-selective it will kill most plants by preventing them from making certain proteins that are needed for plant growth. Glyphosate stops a specific enzyme pathway, the shikimic acid pathway. The shikimic acid pathway is necessary for plants and some microorganisms. 

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