Wheat
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Monday, 15/04/2019 20:10
There is no GMO wheat commercially available anywhere in the world. Currently, there are just 10 GMO crops commercially available in the U.S. today. Those crops are alfalfa, apples, canola, corn (field and sweet), cotton, papaya, potatoes, soybeans, squash and sugar beets.
The efforts to genetically modify these crops focus entirely on expressing positive traits that support quality of the crop and improving resistance to certain concerns, such as insects.
The infographic below identifies the genetic traits expressed, as well as the uses of the 10 GMO crops approved in the U.S.
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Wednesday, 06/11/2019 18:32
There is no GMO wheat commercially available anywhere in the world. Currently, there are just 10 GMO crops commercially available in the U.S. today. Those crops are alfalfa, apples, canola, corn (field and sweet), cotton, papaya, potatoes, soybeans, squash and sugar beets.
To learn more about the development of wheat, please visit the National Association of Wheat Growers’ website. You can also find additional information on the complexity of its genome here and here.
Below is an infographic from the International Wheat Genome that illustrates wheats’ importance as a staple food security crop.
We hope this answers your question, if you have any other questions about GMOs or biotechnology, please ask!
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Monday, 15/04/2019 20:16
There is no GMO wheat commercially available anywhere in the world. There are just 10 GMO crops commercially available in the U.S. today. Those crops are alfalfa, apples, canola, corn (field and sweet), cotton, papaya, potatoes, soybeans, squash and sugar beets.
However, posted below is a five-minute video that offers a great visual illustration of how GMOs are made.
We hope this answers your question, if you have any other questions about GMOs or biotechnology, please ask here!
Current GMOs Crops Don't Include Pasta
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What are the facts?
There are only 10 genetically modified crops available today.
Those are:
