Question
Write any four benefits of using GM plants.
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Answer
The use of genetically modified crops (GM crops) is beneficial because through genetic modification :
(i) Creation of crops more tolerant to abiotic stresses (cold, drought, salt, heat).
(ii) To reduce dependence on chemical pesticides (pesticide-resistant crops).
(iii) Helpful in reducing post-harvest losses.
(iv) Increase in mineral utilization capacity by plants (it prevents early depletion of soil fertility).
(v) Increase in nutritional level of foods: e.g. Vitamin A rich paddy.
Along with the above uses, the use of GM is helpful in creating suitable plants, from which fats, fuels and pharmaceuticals are supplied to industries as alternative resources.
(i) Creation of crops more tolerant to abiotic stresses (cold, drought, salt, heat).
(ii) To reduce dependence on chemical pesticides (pesticide-resistant crops).
(iii) Helpful in reducing post-harvest losses.
(iv) Increase in mineral utilization capacity by plants (it prevents early depletion of soil fertility).
(v) Increase in nutritional level of foods: e.g. Vitamin A rich paddy.
Along with the above uses, the use of GM is helpful in creating suitable plants, from which fats, fuels and pharmaceuticals are supplied to industries as alternative resources.
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