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| Developing stronger plant varieties, through cross-breeding and biotechnology
is essential to improve the productivity of crops. Biotechnology techniques can
precisely identify individual genes responsible for producing a particular
characteristic. |
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Besides higher quality yields, biotechnology can be used to raise the
essential nutritional components – starch, oil or protein. This further improves
the value of crops used for food, animal feed and biofuels. It also helps
increase disease resistance, enhance processing and improve the agronomic
properties of plants, such as size, the ability to bind nitrogen (making
fertilizer use more efficient) and tolerance to changing environmental and
climate patterns. |
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Globally, Syngenta is developing drought tolerant varieties of maize that
maintain high yields under diminished water supply. Syngenta scientists are
researching ways to sustain pollination during maize flowering (disrupted by
drought) – considered to be one of the most important factors in determining
yield. |
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| The rise in demand for renewable fuels made from crops (such as oil seeds,
corn and sugar beet) will increase the potential for biotechnology to enhance
the essential components of fuel crops, such as their oil, starch or sugar
content. |
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| Genetically modified crops are widely grown in many regions around the world.
They are thoroughly tested in countries that authorize their use. Although
popular with growers, genetically modified crops remain controversial to some of
the public. |
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| For more information, see products and
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