Over the last 10,000 years, we have
altered the genetic make-up of plants to produce food, fibres and other
materials we need (1)....
Showing posts with label GMO. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GMO. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Thursday, October 2, 2014
No Sign of Health or Nutrition Problems from GMO Livestock Feed
A new scientific review from the University of
California, Davis, reports that the performance and health of food-producing
animals consuming...
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Develop longer and stronger cotton fiber
The overwhelming majority of cotton harvested in the U.S. and worldwide is upland cotton, or Gossypium hirsutum, with more than 6.5 million...
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Benefits of Virus-Resistant Crops
Viral-resistance in crop plants is engineered based on the premise that the host plants express genes that interfere with the essential functions...
Benefits of Insect-Resistant Bt Crops
Insect-resistant Bt crops offered positive benefits to growers in two ways: by reducing insecticide costs and increasing yields. Since Bt crops...
Friday, April 22, 2011
Gene Mapping, DNA Marker-Aided Breeding and Genetic Transformation in Africa
It appears very likely that DNA marker-assisted breeding for a range of traits—particularly to control diseases and pests, and overcome abiotic...
Monday, April 4, 2011
IRRI Create Golden Rice to Overcome Vitamin A Deficiency
To help address the devastating impacts of vitamin A deficiency, particularly on the poor in Asia, the International Rice Research Institute...
Adoption of GM Crops in The Future
The experience of the past is often the best guide for the future. The experience of the first seven years, 1996–2002, during which a cumulative...
The Challenge of Global, Food, Feed and Fibre Security
The global population reached six billion on 12 October 1999, and is expected to reach nine billion by 2050, when approximately 90%...
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