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Plastic bottles of Roundup Weed and Grass Killer on a shelf.
Roundup made by Monsanto. (Photo: Mike Mozart).

Monsanto launches Roundup.

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Roundup made by Monsanto. (Photo: Mike Mozart).

Roundup is a broad-spectrum glyphosate-based herbicide used to kill weeds.

It will become the leading global commercial herbicide, dramatically expanding the use of chemical herbicides at private homes and farms.