Importance of Transgenic Plants
Transgenic Plants are of great importance to make agriculture sustainable and here is the some importance of Transgenic Plants;
- Pest and disease resistance: Crops has been genetically modified to make the resistance to pest and insect infection which can make crop to withstand infection.
- Herbicide tolerance: Herbicide can be harmful for crops, so crops are genetically modified to withstand herbicides.
- Increasing yield: To meet the global need of food crops has been genetically modified to increase the yield of crop.
- Nutional increment: In developing countries malnutrition is a major cause of death and disease. Nutritional enhancement can be done.
- Abiotic stress tolerance: To withstand different types of abiotic stress crop can be genetically modified.
- Improved shelf life: Some crops can be easily ripped, so to increase ripping time crops can be modified.
Transgenic Plants
Transgenic Plants are those Plants whose genome is modified using different tools of genetic engineering technology to insert the trait of our interest. These traits do not naturally occur, so we need to modify Plants’ genetic material. An example of the first Transgenic Plant is tobacco, which was developed in 1983.
Transgenic Plants are created for numerous benefits such as to resist biotic and abiotic stress, to increase nutritional value, etc. In this chapter, we will learn about techniques for creating Transgenic Plants, their function, and their importance.
Table of Content
- Definition of Transgenic Plants
- What are Transgenic Plants?
- Different Methods to Create Transgenic Plant
- Examples of Transgenic Plants
- Importance of Transgenic Plants
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