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To: Alien Plant Working Group <apwg@lists.plantconservation.org><br>
Sent: Wed, Jan 11, 2017, 9:16 am<br>
Subject: [APWG] Article/News: GMO Creeping Bentgrass that Escaped Defies Eradication, Divides Grass Seed Industry - The Oregonian, Jan. 8th, 2017<br>
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From: Tony Frates <afrates@addsuminc.com><br>
To: Emily Roberson <emilyr@plantsocieties.org>; 'Lindsey Riibe' <riibe.lindsey@gmail.com>; native-plants <native-plants@lists.plantconservation.org>; 'Alien Plant Working Group' <apwg@lists.plantconservation.org><br>
Sent: Tue, Jan 3, 2017, 3:35 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [APWG] [PCA] Fwd: USDA/APHIS intends to deregulate genetically engineered glyphosate-resistant creeping bentgrass, Agrostis stolonifera<br>
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I would also be very concerned. The statement at the top of [the EIS] page 60 for example: "Although conventional creeping bentgrass is rarely considered a problem weed . ." is not in alignment with my experience. It will grow directly in standing water, both fully or partially submersed, as well as in wet meadows and along waterways. It forms vast monocultures that choke everything else out, and becomes literally impossible to manage. It thrives in disturbance. We have a wet meadow area that we are attempting to restore in Salt Lake County where this species simply grows over the top of almost everything else. I would most certainly consider it to be a very problematic weed, as well as invasive, at least in our area. And so is <i>Polypogon monspeliensis</i>, and it is also very difficult to remove/control as well. Both of these species have spread into wetland areas all along the Wasatch Front in Utah and both exist now in almost every county throughout the state within natural areas. They are clearly not benign and should be of considerable concern, particularly with respect to the protection of wetland ecosystems. This document seems to seriously understate the invasive potential of a transgenic hybrid and related risks given that it understates the already existing invasive nature of these two introduced species. </div>
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