HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which describes a beneficial relationship between biotechnology and North Carolina farmers?
A
Improvements in biotechnology make farming an obsolete profession.
B
Improvements in biotechnology help plants become more disease and insect resistant, increasing farmers’ profits.
C
Improvements in biotechnology create crops that pose biological threats for consumers, hurting farmers’ profits.
D
Biotechnology research leads to a decreasing need for traditional food sources as more synthetic foods are created in laboratories.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Improvements in biotechnology help plants become more disease and insect resistant, increasing farmers’ profits. Which describes a way scientists use biotechnology in the field of agriculture? Food crops are manipulated to be more nutritious.

Detailed explanation-2: -North Carolina is now home to more than 500 bioscience companies employing over 54, 000 people. The report estimates that this sector generates an additional 127, 000 jobs outside the industry, and more than $9.4 billion in wages and salaries.

Detailed explanation-3: -It can make insect control and weed management safer while protecting crops against disease. Q. Which best describes a potential economic benefit to the rural areas of North Carolina? Biotechnology can help farmers develop disease-resistant crops.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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