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The benefits and implications of improving plant productivity.
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Skills I and J The benefits and implications of improving plant productivity. Ever since man started farming, he has tried to improve the crop production. There are many methods that can be done to achieve this, and modern technology allows for a huge choice about what can be done with terms of the productivity of crops. [2] Selective breeding has been done by farmers for years, where crops were chosen if they had high yield for example, and then bred so that the farmers overall yield would be higher. Modern technology however allows genetic material to be altered in a way that does not occur naturally by the reproduction of the crops, and will also take a lot shorter amount of time as it can be achieved instantly, as apposed to having to wait several generations for the desired characteristic to be passed on. An example of where a crop has been genetically 'enhanced'...
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