HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a biggest benefit of using biotechnologies in agriculture?
A
Increase modifications
B
Increase resistance
C
Decreased nutrition
D
Increase crop yield
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Biotechnology provides farmers with tools that can make production cheaper and more manageable. For example, some biotechnology crops can be engineered to tolerate specific herbicides, which make weed control simpler and more efficient.

Detailed explanation-2: -With biotechnology, high-yielding variety grains can be formulated that would be resistant to changing climatic conditions and they also show resistance to pests and insects. All of these can lead to an increase in the productivity of outputs.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The pest-resistant crop can be produced by this process which also reduces the load of chemical pesticides and thus protects the environment, for example, Bt cotton. Disease-resistant crops can be produced by this method which is capable of handling environmental stress like drought, changing temperature, etc.

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