RickB
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Post-emergent does not have to be for a genetically engineered crop. It has
been used for decades. If one is growing corn (a grass), a post-emergent
herbicide to only kill broadleafs can be used without affecting the corn.
If one is growing soybeans (basically a broadleaf), a post-emergent herbicide
to only kill grasses can be used without affecting the soybeans.
Post-emergent herbicides are used all the time in orchards, nurseries,
berry crops, etc. without problems. Best to read the label and follow it,
no matter what terminology you wish to call it.
The reference was to post-emergence was related to burndown, not for the use of selective chemicals. Post emergence selective chemicals have been around for decades, of course. Probably a poor description on my part.