GMO seeds
Lab-altered crop starters
GMO seeds are seeds that have been genetically modified—their DNA altered in a laboratory to introduce traits not achievable through traditional breeding.
Common modifications include resistance to herbicides, pests, or disease: Farmers planted GMO seeds to reduce pesticide use.
The term often carries connotations of industrial agriculture and corporate control over seed supplies, since GMO varieties are typically patented and cannot legally be saved for replanting.
- MonsantoAgricultural biotechnology corporation
- herbicideVegetation-destroying chemical
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- cornCereal grown on cobs
- corn beltMajor grain-growing region
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- Farm Resourcestractors, fertilizer, soil, barns, plows
- seedsflaxseeds, linseed, flaxseed, birdseed, corn kernel
- GMOsgolden rice, transgene, recombinant DNA, transgenic, chimeras
- seed typesopen-pollinated, F1 hybrids
- agriculturefarms, crops, farm, farmers, farming
- seed regulationpurity tests, germination rates, quality standards, truth in labeling, state regulations
GMO seedsheirloom seeds
Non-hybrid traditional plant varieties
heirloom varieties · organic seeds · heritage seeds · native seeds · heritage varieties
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