Development and deployment of transgenic plants: Biosafety considerations |
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Authors: | Kiran K Sharma H C Sharma N Seetharama Rodomiro Ortiz |
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Institution: | (1) International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), 502 324 Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India |
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Abstract: | Summary Recombinant DNA technology has great potential to enhance and extend the advantages of conventional plant breeding, and increase
the production and productivity of crops to meet the increasing demand for food and food products in the future. Judicious
application of this technology provides opportunities for alleviating some of the major constraints to crop productivity under
subsistence farming conditions in the developing countries. Considerable progress has been made in developing strategies for
the production and deployment of transgenic crops. However, biosafety concerns have been raised regarding the deployment and
release of genetically engineered plants. This debate has divided the farming and consumer communities over acceptability
of genetically modified foods. There is a need for a thorough investigation regarding the fate of transgenic plants in the
environment, and their interaction with wild relatives and non-target organisms. The production and release of transgenic
plants should be based on experience and sound scientific reasoning. The regulatory requirements for deployment of transgenic
crops should be streamlined and harmonized, in order to achieve sustainable food production, poverty reduction, and environmental
protection in resource-poor countries in the semi-arid tropics. |
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Keywords: | biosafety environmental protection genetic transformation recombinant DNA transgenic plants |
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