Genetically Modified Crops Genetically modified food and agricultural biotechnology have generated a lot of interest and controversy in the United States worldwide. Some like the technology ’s benefits while others raise questions about environmental and food safety issues. Crop varieties developed by genetic engineering were first introduced for commercial production in 1996. Today‚ these crops are planted on more than 167 million acres worldwide. U.S. farmers are by far the largest producers
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GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS Genetically modified crops is as known as (GM crops) is a crops that the DNA that been change by humans that using a techniques called “genetic engineering”. Genetically modified crops is the source of used in the research to produce more useful and better crops. Genetic engineering is a precise techniques which manipulate the plants in order to combine the genes from another organism to achieve the condition such as it last longer‚ disease resistance and it has diffrent
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Improved nutrition The GM oilseed crops on the market today offer improved oil profiles for processing or healthier edible oils.[58] The GM crops in development offer a wider array of environmental and consumer benefits such as nutritional enhancement and drought and stress tolerance. GM plants are being developed by both private companies and public research institutions such as CIMMYT‚ the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre.[59] Other examples include a genetically modified cassava
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Kharif crop progress October 03‚ 2012 The kharif crops are sown and harvested during the monsoon season which runs from June to September and is critical for overall food production for the entire year. This report tracks the area under cultivation for different kharif crops and gives a fair estimate of production for the year 2012-13. Assumptions: The production estimates for 2012 kharif crops are based on the linear regression model in which production is the dependent variable while area
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RUBBER Area planted increased by 7.53% in 2010. From 128.34 thousand hectares in 2009‚ it expanded to 138 thousand hectares in 2010. The number of mature trees increased to 39.36 million trees from 37.21 million trees in 2009. While the dry spell led to lower production in 1H2010‚ high demand and prices induced more tappings in the 2H2010. Consequently‚ production increased by 1.09% from 390.96 thousand MT in 2009 to 395.24 thousand MT in 2010. Zamboanga Peninsula led in rubber production in 2010
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------------------------------------------------- Genetically modified crops Genetically modified crops (GM crops‚ or biotech crops) are plants‚ the DNA of which has been modified using genetic engineeringtechniques‚ to resist pests and agents causing harm to plants and to improve the growth of these plants to assist in farmers efficiency. Genetic engineering techniques are much more precise[1] than mutagenesis (mutation breeding) where an organism is exposed to radiation or chemicals to create
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Genetically modified crops (GMCs‚ GM crops‚ or biotech crops) are plants‚ the DNA of which has been modified using genetic engineering techniques. In most cases the aim is to introduce a new trait to the plant which does not occur naturally in the species. Examples include resistance to certain pests‚ diseases‚ or environmental conditions‚ or resistance to chemical treatments (e.g. resistance to a herbicide)‚ or the production of a certain nutrient or pharmaceutical agent. Genetic engineering techniques
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Wheat Crop By Alannah Hardgrave [pic] Table of Contents • Summery – Page 3 • Aims of Trial – Page 4 • Review of Literature – Page 5 • Method and Materials – Page 6 • Results – Page 9 • Discussion – Page 12 • References – Page 14 [pic] Summary This report was composed to examine whether the significance of the minerals Nitrogen and phosphorous benefit the growth and development of the cereal crop wheat
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Crop Variety Improvement Introduction to crop variety improvement [pic] Introduction to crop variety improvement The development of improved‚ fertilizer-responsive high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice during the early 1960s and their widespread adoptions by farmers‚ first in Asia and then in Latin America‚ marked the beginning of what is known as the Green Revolution. Much has been written about this technological breakthrough and its impact-both positive and negative-in the years since
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CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT Types of Crops Soil Preparation Sowing Harvesting Fertilisers Insecticides All living organisms require food. Plants can make their food themselves. Animals including humans can not make their own food. The energy from food is utilized by organisms for carrying out their various body functions‚ such as digestion‚ respiration and excretion. We get our food from plants‚ or animals‚ or both. In order to provide food for a large population— regular
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