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Genetically Modified Crops: A Long Way to Go

Genetically Modified Crops: A Long Way to Go
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Author(s): Amit Srivastava (Banaras Hindu University, India)and Claudia Edith Torres-Vargas (University of Tübingen, Germany)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 16
Source title: Environmental Issues Surrounding Human Overpopulation
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Rajeev Pratap Singh (Banaras Hindu University, India), Anita Singh (University of Allahabad, India)and Vaibhav Srivastava (Banaras Hindu University, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1683-5.ch006

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Abstract

Genetic engineering and modification of food crops has been emerged as one of the most relevant issue for debate due to concern over its direct impact on human health and environment. The striking development and advancement of biotechnological techniques lead to the generation and production of genetically modified plants with improved features such as increased resistance against biotic and abiotic stresses. In spite of all the success made by plant geneticist, the genetic engineering of food crops is still in its infancy and there is a need to carefully notice the issues that can be directly detrimental to the environment and human health. Further, from a basic genetics perspective, genetically modified foods may possess unpredictable components and their unintended amount that can be far different than the desired alteration. Open questions and challenges for production and application of genetically modified crops will be discussed in the current chapter.

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