Canola Resistant Varieties and Weed Escapes

Biotech canola weed escapes can survive off the farm, but may gradually lose their pesticide resistance. Arizona State University conducted a large-scale study of GMO canola living along North Dakota roadsides and found the number of wild canola plants declined and the population of herbicide-resistant canola became less over time. This makes it unlikely that volunteer canola can spread its transgenes in the wild long term.