Crops

enough quantity of food is not the reason why the hunger happens, but the way the food is shared as well as the lack of money. Is also mentioned that Genetically Modified (GM) crops does not show better results in the production or in the income when compared with conventional crops. The opposition either say that “Most GM crops are engineered to tolerate herbicides or to express a pesticide”, and that is not a relevant characteristic when fighting agains the excess of starvation in the world.…

In any plant or crop you are going to have to deal with the common diseases and insects that go along with it. A few common diseases of corn are: Stewart’s Bacterial Wilt, Root Rot, Corn Smut, and Southern Corn Leaf Blight. Stewart's Bacterial Wilt is a disease that affects corn at any stage of the growing period. Although, this particular wilt is most harmful when sweet corn is at a very young stage. This disease causes wilting and dwarfing of the plants and the plant will most likely never…

population. So as we advance it is vital to find a sustainable way to produce a large amount of food sources that are equal with both quantity and most importantly quality. Genetically modified foods are an efficient way to produce mass amounts of crops over just organically growing them. Foods derived from organisms that have a genetic material (DNA) are recognized as genetically modified foods. These foods have been modified in some form that does not occur naturally. An example of how…

efficiently. But with every great accomplishment, a major downfall always occurs. In “Global Food Crises,” by Marcia Clemmitt describes how major food corporations have created major issues in American society beginning with farmers and fertilized crops. To begin, in the 1930’s the Dust Bowl occurred and millions of Americans lost all food sources. [1] The United States created “legislation in 1933” to make sure family framers had jobs to help feed America. [2] The farmers prospered up until the…

outcome? There are now problems with the GMO crops that posed no problem to our environment. The promise of herbicide tolerant crops were of easy weed control and fewer chemical applications, this is now not the case. These crops require fertilizer, and our now producing weeds that are resistant to the common herbicides. These crops are now herbicide tolerant and require the use of stronger and different herbicides to control them. In addition to the crops being herbicide tolerant, they also…

On Wednesday, September 13th the European Union court ruled that Italy could not persecute farmer Giorgio Fidenato for planting genetically modified corn in his fields. The genetically modified crops (GMOs) were illegal in Italy before this decision, even though the European Union allowed for these crops to be planted starting in 1998 (The Associated Press). In 2013 the Italian Government asked the EU to ban the seeds as an emergency measure based on Italian studies (The Associated Press). The…

Lindgren BIOL 3416-508 Common Arguments Against and in the Support of GMOs The policies surrounding genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are one of the most divisive issues in biotechnology and genetic engineering as genetically modified crops directly influence today’s two main areas of current controversy: the environment and the economy. Criticism of environmental conditions are regularly based off the idea that “natural” is better. Besides the given premise that GMOs are…

When a farmer uses harsh chemical sprays to maintain their crops, those chemicals are easily washed away in the water and blown away in the wind. According to GRACE Communications Foundation they have found that the, “widespread use of pesticides results in the loss of beneficial insects and the development of…

A way for terrorists to target a large group all at once is by spreading a concentration of toxic chemicals. An efficient way of doing this is by crop duster, and would be able to kill mass casualties at once. Anthrax Al-Qaeda has been believed in the past to have shown interest in using agricultural aircraft, or crop-dusters as a way of spreading chemical agents, specifically anthrax.[1] Very few people are actually vaccinated for anthrax, which makes anybody an easy target to be infected.…

their own crops early humans could be in control of their own food stock. They could plant many crops if they wanted to grow a surplus of food, or choose to farm a minimum number of crops and rely on an alternate food such as herd animals or marine ecosystems instead. This gave people the flexibility to do as they please, instead of having to rely on what untamed nature produced itself. Being in control of our own food is a disadvantage as well, if weather or soil doesn’t permit plentiful crops…