一项新的研究表明，一种新开发的肥料系统将为全世界范围内的基因工程棉花提供营养，同时对除草剂抗性越来越大的杂草却是致命的剂量。新的肥料系统是将亚磷酸盐或酯（phosphite）应用于转基因棉花，基因工程棉花能表达一种基因，使棉花能够将亚磷酸盐或酯加工成营养物质，而同样的化合物却抑制了不能利用它的杂草。

Engineered cotton uses weed-suppression chemical as nutrient

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180604172742.htm

1. Devendra Pandeya, Damar L. López-Arredondo, Madhusudhana R. Janga, LeAnne M. Campbell, Priscila Estrella-Hernández, Muthukumar V. Bagavathiannan, Luis Herrera-Estrella, Keerti S. Rathore. Selective fertilization with phosphite allows unhindered growth of cotton plants expressing theptxDgene while suppressing weeds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2018; 201804862 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1804862115