HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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They would be resistant to pests.
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They would be larger and more of them.
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They would turn into cucumbers.
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They would be low calorie.
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Detailed explanation-1: -If biotechnology is used to grow potatoes, and the use of biotechnology increases yield, then what would you expect would happen to the potatoes? They would be resistant to pests.
Detailed explanation-2: -Biotechnology can be used in many ways to achieve higher yields; for example by improving flowering capacity and increasing photosynthesis or the intake of nutritive elements. In the long term, genetic engineering will also help to increase production of the most valuable components of specific crops.
Detailed explanation-3: -Agricultural Biotechnology is the use of new scientific techniques based on our understanding of DNA to improve crops and livestock that are not possible with conventional breeding alone. This can be achieved in part by modern molecular plant breeding techniques such as marker-assisted selection (MAS).