Varieties of GM crops

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Varieties of GM crops
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GM soya beans

• Resistant to weedkiller.
• 77 of all soya grown in the world is GM.

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GM maize

• Resistant to a pest, the corn borer.
• 80 of the maize grown in the US is GM.
• GM maize is now grown in Spain, Portugal, the
  Czech Republic and Germany.
• The gene from algae has been put into another
  variety of corn to provide the fish oils humans
  need for brain development.

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GM golden rice

• Golden rice contains vitamin A and can be a way
  of providing enough of this vitamin to children
  in developing countries at no extra cost. (White
  rice contains no vitamin A.)

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GM cotton

• Resistant to pests.
• Cotton fibres are used for textiles and the seeds
  provide oil and protein for animal feed and oil
  for margarine.
• GM cotton has a gene from a bacterium. The gene
  codes for a toxin that kills the pests.
• Most GM cotton is grown in India and the US but
  some is grown in other parts of the world.

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GM tomatoes, potatoes, squash, papaya
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• Resistant to pests and so fewer chemicals have to
  be used.
• Tomatoes have a longer shelf life as ripening is
  delayed. This means the fruits can be ripened on
  the plants before being picked, giving them more
  flavour.

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GM bananas

• Resistant to pests.
• GM bananas contain more zinc, an important
  mineral which can be lacking in a diet which
  contains little meat, such as in some African
  countries.

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Genetically modified (GM) crops