A mycoherbicide is a bioherbicide based on a fungus. A bioherbicide (or biopesticide is a Herbicide that is based on a living organism such as Fungi, bacteria or Protozoa, which eats or renders A fungus (ˈfʌŋgəs is a eukaryotic Organism that is a member of the kingdom Fungi (ˈfʌndʒaɪ

In the United States

In the United State House of Representatives, the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (H. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP, a Cabinet level component of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, was established in 1988 R. 2829) passed with the inclusion of language to initiate research into the use of mycoherbicides against drug crops in foreign countries. In particular, the U. S. is considering using Fusarium oxysporum as a mycoherbicide against coca plants in Colombia. Fusarium oxysporum, also referred to as Panama disease or Agent Green, is a Fungus that causes Fusarium wilt disease in Not to be confused with Cocoa. Coca is a Plant in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to north-western South America Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. The United States Senate is currently drafting its own version of the bill. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The use of mycoherbicides has been rejected by all U. S. government agencies that has studied them, including the Department of Agriculture, the State Department, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all The Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA) is a United States Department of Justice Law enforcement agency tasked with combating drug smuggling and

See also

• Plan Colombia

External links

• Fact Sheet on Mycoherbicide Cooperation - Center for International Policy
• Mycoherbicide.info - Site dedicated to the open investigation of mycoherbicides
• Wired article about mycoherbicide use against coca plants
• Drug Control or Biowarfare? About mycoherbicide use against coca plants in Columbia
• Mycoherbicide Redux

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