Genetically Modified Food and Global Welfare

by Colin Carter

"Genetically modified (GM) (or transgenic) crops are produced using plant biotechnology to select desirable characteristics in plants and transfer genes from one organism to another. As a result, crops can survive under harsher conditions, costs are lowered, chemical application is reduced, and yields are improved. Scientists are introducing genes into plants that will give them resistance to herbicides, insects, disease, drought and salt in the soil...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857247573
• ISBN13: 9780857247575
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 431 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"