Genetic modifications can be incredibly useful in increasing crop yields. There are many crops that have undergone genetic modifications in order to increase crop. From what has been reported, the crops rice, maize, soy bean, and tobacco have increased yield anywhere from 10%-68%. However, this article covers the issues on increasing crop yield and talks about what improvements can be made. The article highlights that the testing for increase of crop yield does not replicate the conditions and treatment of crops in the “real world”. The authors propose specific guidelines for researchers to follow when testing and applying these genetic modifications. Some of the criteria proposed is researchers need to use standard definitions of yield, trials need to be tested over years and using different geographical locations, and the conditions used in testing need to replicate the conditions of where/how the crops will actually be treated. Other criteria that they mentioned is that controls need to be used as well ad researchers need to work on genes that breeding missed.
The article compares the criteria of genetic modifications to plants and plant breeding to the criteria of drug developments. Arguably, increasing crop yield is just as important as drug development is due to the consistent increase in population as well as the outcomes of climate control. Defining criteria and following it makes sense and is necessary in order to safely, accurately, and effectively increase crop production for the good of everyone.
Links:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02895-w
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK215771/
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