Question

List the different ways in which GMO plants have benefitted and have become useful to humans.

Answer 1

Benefit of GMO plants are:

1. Made crops more durable to abiotic stressors, such as heat, salt, drought, and cold.
2. The use of chemical pesticides has decreased (pest-resistant crops).
3. Contributed to a decrease in losses after harvest.
4. Improved plant utilization of minerals, which keeps soil fertility from running out too soon.
5. Increased food nutritious value, such as rice enhanced with vitamin “A.”
6. The development of customized plants to provide industry with other supplies (such as fuels, medicines, or starches).