Biology GCSE
GM crop benefits and risks
What GM crop benefits and risks means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of GM crop benefits and risks
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Reference: OCR
Agronomic benefits include increased crop yields, reduced reliance on chemical pesticide sprays, enhanced drought and flood tolerance, and improved nutritional quality, while risks include outcrossing of resistance genes and unforeseen disruptions to food webs.
Topics that use GM crop benefits and risks
- Feeding the human race (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- agricultural biotechnology
- agricultural economics
- antibiotic resistance markers
- artificial selection
- biofortification and ethics
- crop yield optimisation
- food production data
- Food security
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