The impact of genetically engineered crops on farm sustainability in the United States

The impact of genetically engineered crops on farm sustainability in the United States / Committee on the Impact of Biotechnology on Farm-Level Economics and Sustainability, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

"Since genetically engineered (GE) crops were introduced in 1996, their use in the United States has grown rapidly, accounting for 80-90 percent of soybean, corn, and cotton acreage in 2009. To date, crops with traits that provide resistance to some herbicides and to specific insect pests have...

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Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Impact of Biotechnology on Farm-Level Economics and Sustainability, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Crops > Genetic engineering > Economic aspects > United States.
Agricultural biotechnology > Economic aspects > United States.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
Agricultural biotechnology > Economic aspects
Crops > Genetic engineering > Economic aspects
United States
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