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better understanding of the germination behavior of volunteer flax in relation
to meterological variables and crop management
practices presents a number of opportunities to maximize mechanical and
chemical weed control efficacy and to limit opportunities for gene flow by
pollen and seed in cereals crops the following year. Plants with novel traits
can change conventional agriculture and because their potential is so large,
they raise significant concerns for environmental and food safety. If flax has an appropriate biosafety profile, i.e. it presents little risk to the
environment and to the food system,