HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Improvements in biotech help plants become more disease resistant and insect resistant, increasing farmers’ profits
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Biotech research leads to a decreasing need for traditional food sources as more synthetic foods are created in labs
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which describes a beneficial relationship between biotechnology and North Carolina farmers? Improvements in biotechnology help plants become more disease and insect resistant, increasing farmers’ profits.
Detailed explanation-2: -How is Agricultural Biotechnology being used? 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-3: -The most acres of crops enhanced by biotechnology were planted. Breakthroughs in research improved animal agriculture, nutrition, food safety, energy and the environment. All contribute to a vibrant, growing sector that will transform North Carolina’s agricultural heritage into its future.
Detailed explanation-4: -Improved Crop Yield and Efficient Land Use. Economic Benefits to Farmers and Consumers. Reduced Environmental Impacts of Agriculture. Increased Tolerance to Crop Diseases. Nutrient Enhancement of Staple Crops. Production of Plant-Based Pharmaceuticals. 20-May-2022