Biotech Crops Reach Billionth Acre.Ten years ago, U.S. farmers planted crops produced from biotechnology for the first time. The first genetically engineered genetically engineered adjective Recombinant, see there crops carried genes that allowed them to survive certain herbicides to provide farmers more economical weed control Weed control is the botanical component of pest control, stopping weeds from reaching a mature stage of growth when they could be harmful to domesticated plants and livestock by physical and chemical methods. options that required less soil tillage and were better for the environment. Since then, biotech bi·o·tech n. Informal Biotechnology. biotech Noun short for biotechnology Noun 1. crops have been introduced which are resistant to major plant diseases and some of the most crop-damaging insects Insects See also ants; bees; biology; butterflies; zoology. acarophobia a fear of itching or of the mites or ticks that cause it. aeroscepsy, aeroscepsis perception by means of the air, said to be a function of the antennae of insects. . Video available You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/home.aspx?story=30656 This multimedia news story is for free and unrestricted use on your news information site (and for print or broadcast too). Visit http://www.newstream.com to download video, audio, text, graphics and photos. If you have any questions about the story, or about Newstream.com, please write to us at info@newstream.com. |
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