Transgenic plants for tropical regions: some considerations about their development and their transfer to the small farmer.
Biotechnological applications, especially transgenic plants, probably hold the most promise in augmenting agricultural production in the first decades of the next millennium. However, the application of these technologies to the agriculture of tropical regions where the largest areas of low productivity are located, and where they are most needed, remains a major challenge. In this paper, some of the important issues that need to be considered to ensure that plant biotechnology is effectively transferred to the developing world are discussed.
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Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados, Apartado Postal 629 C.P. 36500 Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. 1herrera@irapuato.ira.cinvestav.mx
D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D003906:Developing Countries; D005523:Food Supply; D006801:Humans; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D012987:Soil; D014329:Tropical Climate
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