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Frontiers of Economics and Globalization
ISSN: 1574-8715
Series editor(s): Professor Hamid Beladi, Professor E. Kwan Choi
Subject Area: Economics
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About the Editors
| Title: | About the Editors |
|---|---|
| Volume: | 10 Editor(s): Colin A. Carter, GianCarlo Moschini, Ian Sheldon ISBN: 978-0-85724-757-5 eISBN: 978-0-85724-758-2 |
| Citation: | (2011), About the Editors, in Colin A. Carter, GianCarlo Moschini, Ian Sheldon (ed.) Genetically Modified Food and Global Welfare (Frontiers of Economics and Globalization, Volume 10), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.vii-viii |
| DOI: | 10.1108/S1574-8715(2011)0000010002 (Permanent URL) |
| Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
| Article type: | Personal Report |
| Extract: | Genetically modified (GM) (or transgenic) crops are produced using plant biotechnology to select desirable characteristics in plants and transfer genes from one organism to another. As a result, crops can survive under harsher conditions, costs are lowered, chemical application is reduced, and yields are improved. Scientists are introducing genes into plants that will give them resistance to herbicides, insects, disease, drought, and salt in the soil. The application of modern biotechnology to crop and food production is one of the most significant technological advances to impact modern agriculture. |
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