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Question

Main objective of production/ ues of herbicide resistant Gm crops is to

Options

A.eliminate weeds from the field without the use of manual labour
B.eliminate weeds from the field without the use of herbicides
C.encourage eco-friendly herbicides
D.reduce herbicid accumulation in food particles for health safety

Solution

Herbicides are used in agriculture to control the weeds. They inhibit plant growth by blocking the biosynthesis of amino acids or photosynthetic activities of plants. Transgenic plants resistant to several herbicides, eg, glyphosate, glufosinate, sulfonylureas etc. have been successfully developed. Main objective of production/ use of herbicide resisant genectically modified crops is to reduce herbicide accumulation in food articles for health safety.
The chemical substabces, which are used to kill or repel pest are called pesticides. The pesti cides, which are used to destroy weeds are called herbicides.

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