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Biotech Crops: Opportunity or Challenge?

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  • Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China

Received date: 2013-01-03

  Revised date: 2013-01-09

  Online published: 2012-11-01

Abstract

Biotechnology is a rapidly developed agricultural technique for improving crops. Despite the continuing debate on the biotech crops, the plantings of biotech crops have continued to increase in both developed and developing countries. This paper gives a brief summary on current status of biotech crops, the debating issues of biosafety, the public concerns and possible solution, hopefully will help the public to rationally understand the biotech crop breeding and its application.

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Chengcai Chu . Biotech Crops: Opportunity or Challenge?[J]. Chinese Bulletin of Botany, 2013 , 48(1) : 10 -22 . DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1259.2013.00010

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