Question

WHAT ARE applications of GMO in agriculture​

Answer 1

Applications of GMO in agriculture​

• Increased crop yields.

• Reduced costs for food or drug production.

• Reduced need for pesticides.

• Enhanced nutrient composition and food quality.

• Resistance to pests and disease.

• Greater food security.

• Medical benefits to the world's growing population.

Answer 2

Some potential applications of GM crop technology are:  

• Nutritional enhancement: Higher vitamin content; more healthful fatty acid profiles.

• Stress tolerance: Tolerance to high and low temperatures, salinity, and drought.

• Disease resistance: For example, orange trees resistant to citrus greening disease or American chestnut trees resistant.

• Biofuels: Plants with altered cell wall composition for more efficient conversion to ethanol.

• Phytoremediation: Plants that extract and concentrate contaminants like heavy metals.