Agricultural BiotechnologyDIANE Publishing, 1987 - 150 pages |
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... insecticide use; 185 million lbs. (83,916 metric tons)/year increase in cotton production. •. Bt maize varieties: Over 16 million lbs. (7,257.6 metric tons)/year decrease in insecticide use; 3.5 billion lbs. (1,587,600 metric tons)/year ...
... insecticide use; 185 million lbs. (83,916 metric tons)/year increase in cotton production. •. Bt maize varieties: Over 16 million lbs. (7,257.6 metric tons)/year decrease in insecticide use; 3.5 billion lbs. (1,587,600 metric tons)/year ...
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... . Insect - resistant crops developed through genetic engineering utilize the common soil bacterium , Bacillus thuringiensis ( Bt ) , which has been commercially used for more than 50 years , as an insecticide spray 24 24.
... . Insect - resistant crops developed through genetic engineering utilize the common soil bacterium , Bacillus thuringiensis ( Bt ) , which has been commercially used for more than 50 years , as an insecticide spray 24 24.
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... insecticides . Bt , which had limited use as a foliar insecticide , became a major insecticide only when genes that produce Bt toxins were engineered into major crops . The Bt crops available at present are maize and cotton . These were ...
... insecticides . Bt , which had limited use as a foliar insecticide , became a major insecticide only when genes that produce Bt toxins were engineered into major crops . The Bt crops available at present are maize and cotton . These were ...
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... insecticide, although it constitutes less than 2 percent of the overall insecticides used. Cultivar: Synonymous with variety; the international equivalent of variety. Double helix: The twisted-ladder shape that two linear strands of DNA ...
... insecticide, although it constitutes less than 2 percent of the overall insecticides used. Cultivar: Synonymous with variety; the international equivalent of variety. Double helix: The twisted-ladder shape that two linear strands of DNA ...
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Page 19 - Lack of scientific certainty due to insufficient relevant scientific information and knowledge regarding the extent of the potential adverse effects...
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Page 18 - Compilation of data or information in national reports is made by the Secretariat. These reviews are public and the Secretariat distributes publication lists of such reviews. There is no independent verification of data or information. The 1996 Protocol provides that, no later than two years after the entry into force of the Protocol...
Page 36 - Gene: The fundamental physical and functional unit of heredity. A gene is an ordered sequence of nucleotides located in a particular position on a particular chromosome that encodes a specific functional product (ie, a protein or RNA molecule).
Page 37 - Genetics: The study of the patterns of inheritance of specific traits. Genome: All the genetic material in the chromosomes of a particular organism; its size is generally given as its total number of base pairs. Genome...
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Page 38 - ... for the protein. Proteins are required for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's cells, tissues, and organs; and each protein has unique functions. Examples are hormones, enzymes, and antibodies.
Page 16 - UNICEF works in close conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which are concerned generally with matters of health and nutrition respectively.
Page 38 - A combination of DNA molecules of different origin that are joined using recombinant DNA technologies. Recombinant DNA technology Procedure used to join together DNA segments in a cell-free system (an environment outside a cell or organism). Under appropriate conditions, a recombinant DNA molecule can enter a cell and replicate there, either autonomously or after it has become integrated into a cellular chromosome. Recombination The process by which progeny derive a combination of genes different...
Page 37 - A basic unit of DNA or RNA consisting of a nitrogenous base — adenine, guanine, thymine, or cytosine in DNA, and adenine, guanine, uracil, or cytosine in RNA.