Crop biotechnology. Where now?

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rNAi Biotechnology: Pros and Cons for Crop Improvement

Biotechnology for improved management of plant diseases has the potential to reduce dependency of commercial and noncommercial growers on pesticides and to enhance food security for an increasing global population . APS has long opposed regulating food, feed, and fi ber products based solely on the particular technology that was used to create the varieties/cultivars (www .apsnet .org/members/o...

Molecular plant breeding as the foundation for 21st century crop improvement.

The fundamental discoveries of Darwin and Mendel established the scientific basis for plant breeding and genetics at the turn of the 20th century. Similarly, the recent integration of advances in biotechnology, genomic research, and molecular marker applications with conventional plant breeding practices has created the foundation for molecular plant breeding, an interdisciplinary science that ...

Diagnostic research to enable adoption of transgenic crop varieties by smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa

Diagnostic research is important in helping to create an enabling environment for promising biotechnology products in smallholder agriculture, before rather than after release. The biotechnology products that now hold promise for poor people in Sub-Saharan Africa are those that tackle economically important, biotic or abiotic problems not easily addressed through conventional plant breeding or ...

Genetically modified organisms in the United States: implementation, concerns, and public perception.

We examine the state of biotechnology with respect to genetically modified (GM) organisms in agriculture. Our focus is on the USA, where there has been significant progress and implementation but where, to date, the matter has drawn little attention. GM organisms are the result of lateral gene transfers, the transfer of genes from one species to another, or sometimes, from one kingdom to anothe...