farmers from developing countries may no longer be forced to buy expensive seeds of genetically modified (gm) plants. A new variety of gm plant will produce fertile seeds that carry desirable traits, but are incapable of spreading engineered genes into the environment.
Environmentalists have long warned about the dangers of gm plant transmitting their traits to other flora species. Genes intended to make crops resistant to weed killers have already spread to other crops on farms, notably in Canada. To avoid this, biotech companies proposed making their gm crops sterile, using the so-called
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/seeds-hope
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/seeds
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oilseeds
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tobacco
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/canada
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/genetic-engineering
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/developing-countries
