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Examples of GM Technology That Would Benefit World Agriculture
Examples of GM Technology That Would Benefit World Agriculture
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1999~. A possible exception is the development of GM technology that delays ripening of fruit and vegetables, thus allowing an increased length of storage.
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For instance, insect resistant crops developed for use in the United States and Canada may be resistant to pests that are of no concern in developing countries, and this is true both for transgenic plants and those developed by conventional breeding techniques. Even where the same genes for insect or herbicide resistance are useful in different regions, typically these genes will need to be introduced into locally adapted cultivars.
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Conventional approaches to the control of RYMV using traditional breeding methods have failed to introduce resistance from wild species to cultivated rice. Researchers have used a novel technique that mimics "genetic immunization" by creating transgenic rice plants that are resistant , ~ .
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For example, while GM technology provides access to new gene pools for sources of resistance, it needs to be established that these sources of resistance will be more stable than the traditional intra-species sources. Use of Marginalized Land A vast land-mass across the globe, both coastal as well as terrestrial, has been marginalized because of excessive salinity and alkalinity.
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Applications in more developed countries show that GM technology offers a useful tool for the introduction of root disease resistance for conditions of reduced tillage. However, a 1 1
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As a result the vaccines often do not reach those in most need. Researchers are currently investigating the potential for GM technology to produce vaccines and pharmaceuticals in plants.
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that less that 10% of medicinal plants have been identified and characterized, and the potential exists to use GM technology in a way that increases yields of these medicinal substances once identified. For example, the valuable anti-cancer agents vinblastine and vincristine are the only approved drugs for treatment of HodgLin's lymphoma.
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developing protocols and regulations that ensure that transgenic crops designed for purposes other than food, such as pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, etc. do not spread or mix with either transgenic or non-transgenic food crops.
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