DEFINITION
Alfalfa is is a flowering plant in the pea family. [1]
SOURCE
Plant
PROCESSED OR NATURAL
Natural
The fodder crop Alfalfa is the main crop irrigated with wastewater from Mexico City (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
COMMON USES
Generally used as feed for animals. Alfalfa sprouts are commonly consumed by humans.
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
N/A
GMO
Roundup Ready alfalfa, a genetically modified variety was released by Forage Genetics Int’l in 2005. This was developed through the insertion of a gene owned by Monsanto Company that confers resistance to glyphosate, a broad-spectrum herbicide, also known as Roundup. Although most grassy and broadleaf plants, including ordinary alfalfa, are killed by Roundup, growers can spray fields of Roundup Ready alfalfa with the glyphosate herbicide and kill the weeds without harming the alfalfa crop. [1]
OTHER NAMES
Medicago Sativa, Sativa Leaf, lucerne
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