Genetically Modified Food: Their Problems and Promise
Mandeep Singh*
Dept. of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab (141 004), India
Anuj Choudhary
Dept. of Botany, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab (141 004), India
Antul Kumar
Dept. of Botany, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab (141 004), India
Sittal Thapa
Dept. of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab (141 004), India
Ashmita
School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab (141 004), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Biotechnology, Crops, GM Food, Safety
Abstract
Genetically modified organism is a result of modern biotechnology in which foreign gene is introduced to the host organism to get desired trait. Various agronomically important crops are genetically modified to obtain resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses, improving nutritional quality, production of pharmaceuticals etc. In this article, authors have covered introduction, products, benefits and risk of transgenic crops.
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