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List any four ways by which GMO's have been useful for enhanced crop output.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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Genetic modification has:

  • made crops more tolerant to abiotic stresses (cold, drought, salt, heat)
  • reduced reliance on the chemical pesticide (pest - resistance crops)
  • helped to reduce post harvest losses.
  • increased efficency of mineral usage by plants ( this prevents early exhaustion of fertility of soil)
  • enhnaced nutritional value of food. Example- Vitamin A enriched rice.
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