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write a short note on pest resistant plants.

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Answered by preakatniss
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Pest resistant crops. Pest resistant GMcrops (primarily cotton and maize), have been genetically modified so they are toxic to certain insects. They are often called Bt crops because the introduced genes were originally identified in a bacterial species calledBacillus thuringiensis.
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Answered by hotelcalifornia
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Pest resistant plants:

  • Pest resistant plants are genetically modified plants which has resistance to the pests.
  • Pests include any species of animals/plants/insects/mites, etc.,
  • Pests cause land degradation, reduce the productivity of crops.
  • Pest resistant plants are also known as Bt Crops that are harmful to the pests affecting them.
  • With the help of genetic engineering/recombinant DNA technology, the foreign gene that gives resistant to pests is inserted into the plants through vectors.
  • The inserted gene expresses along with the plant genome.
  • The resultant product of the gene gives resistant to the pests.

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