Masters of Health Magazine May 2026 | Page 20

Concerns about Glyphosate and Citrus*

• Increased crop sensitivity to diseases

• Reduced availability of micronutrients to crops

through chelation by glyphosate

• Inhibition of root growth

• Citrus fruit drop

“As citrus weed management programs have continued to rely more heavily on glyphosate, the occurrence of citrus fruit drop resulting from glyphosate application has become an increasing grower concern over the years.”

*http://citrusindustry.net/2018/09/05/how-to-handle-glyphosate-related-fruit-drop/

Moms Across America founder Zen Honeycutt has found glyphosate in multiple samples of orange juice produced from Florida orange groves.