The payoffs to transgenic field crops: An assessment of the evidence.
Marra MC, Pardey PG, Alston JM (2002). AgBioForum, 5(2): 43-50.
This paper is relevant to the Agronomic, and Socio-Economic categories in the following areas:
| Crops: | Maize, Cotton, Potato, Soybean, Oilseed Rape, and Sweet Potato |
| Traits: | Insect Resistance, Herbicide Tolerance, Virus Resistance, and Insect Res. (BT) |
| Countries: | US |
| Regions: | North America |
| ImpactAreas: | Agronomic, and Socio-Economic |
Abstract or Summary:
The purpose of this study is to compile and characterise the farm-level evidence of the impacts of transgenic field crops available in the public domain and to determine if any general implications can be drawn from it. The studies show that, compared to their conventional counterparts, transgenic crops have consistently higher average profit and, for the most part, lower pesticide use.
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