Benefits of Genetically Modified Crops

Studies on plants and the human genome is in progress, the progress, genomics, resulted in a better understanding of the occurrence of agronomic traits and phenotypes throughout the study of proteomics and metabolomics; this breeders with respect to certain desired traits To be identified. Genes that provide important opportunities for crop improvement (Cockburn 2001). Genetic engineering (GE) or rDNA (recombinant DNA) makes it possible to identify, isolate, replicate and insert specific genes from organisms with high specificity (Poitras 2000, Cockburn 2001, Jordan 2002, Dennis et al.).

The advantages and risks of specific GM crops depend on their ecological functions and natural history, and the interactions between the agricultural ecosystems and ecosystems they incorporate. When evaluating GM crops, these evolutionary and ecological factors need to be taken into account. We believe that the assessment of GM crops should be expanded to include alternative agricultural practices, ecosystem management, agricultural policies. This evaluation supports that ecosystem service. The benefits of GM crops should be compared with the benefits of other agricultural enhancement tools such as organic agriculture, comprehensive pest management, agricultural policy reform. By gradually and carefully handling the use of GM crops that rely on a truly comprehensive risk assessment, you can derive great benefits from GM crops while mitigating serious risks.

One of the most famous and controversial uses of genetic engineering is the production of genetically modified foods through the creation and use of transgenic crops or transgenic livestock. Crops were developed for increased crop yields, improved tolerance to abiotic stress, changes in the composition of foods, or for the production of new products. The first commercially large scale crops provided protection against pests or resistance to herbicides. Fungi and antiviral crops have also been developed or under development. This makes it easier to manage crop insects and weeds and indirectly increase crop yields. Genetically modified crops are also being developed by promoting growth or by making plants more cold-resistant (by increasing salt, cold resistance, or drought tolerance). In 2016, the squid was genetically engineered with growth hormone, and it got to reach the usual adult body shape quickly.

The use of genetic engineering in agriculture is rapidly expanding. Genetically modified crops or transgenic crops (cultivation of genetically modified crops) are cultivated all over the world, bringing many benefits to regular crop production. These benefits include increased resistance to pests, disease and adverse environmental conditions, thereby reducing crop decay and further including better nutritional properties or higher nutritional value of foods made from these crops . It is natural that genetic engineering technology has spread rapidly in the past 20 years. From 1996 to 2013, GM crops were planted areas, increased 100-fold from 4.2 million acres to about 432 million acres more than 10% of agricultural land is now has to grow GM crops.