Question

Give the significance of Transgenic plants.

Answer 1

1. Transgenic plants are resistant to bacterial and viral diseases (for example, tomato and potato), insect pests (for example, Bt cotton), herbicides (for example, maize and wheat), and abiotic stress.
2. Transgenic plants can be utilised as bioreactors to produce innovative pharmaceuticals such as interferons, humanised antibodies against infectious agents such as HIV, amino acids, and so on.
3. Some transgenic plants have better nutritional characteristics. Golden rice, for example, or golden mustard.
4. Transgenic plants, such as Flavrsavr tomatoes, have been genetically modified to have a longer shelf life.
5. These plants also encourage the use of edible vaccinations.