Which best represents a negative impact of biotechnology on agriculture

BIOTECHNOLOGY

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A	cows increasing their milk production
B	crop resistance to herbicides
C	crop resistance to insect pests
D	larger crop yield

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -There are many risks associated with the production of GM and herbicide-resistant crops, including problems with grain contamination, segregation and introgression of herbicide-resistant traits, marketplace acceptance and an increased reliance on herbicides for weed control.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most direct effects of herbicide pollution are decreased condition, growth, and reproduction, and increased mortality, of plants (i.e., macrophytes, periphyton and phytoplankton).

Detailed explanation-3: -Round-up Ready soybeans were released in the US in 1996, and since then, additional glyphosate-resistant crops (corn, cotton, canola, sugarbeet, and alfalfa) have been developed and widely adopted in the US and other countries (Fernandez-Cornejo J.

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