modified plant
collocation in Englishmeanings of genetically modified and plant
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genetically-modified
adjective
uk
/dʒəˌnet.ɪ.kəl.i ˈmɒd.ɪ.faɪd/us
/dʒəˌnet̬.ɪ.kəl.i ˈmɑː.də.faɪd/
A genetically modified plant or animal has had some of its genes ...
plant
noun
uk
/plɑːnt/us
/plænt/
a living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves, roots, and flowers, and ...
(Definition of genetically-modified and plant from the Cambridge English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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I cannot support an initiative which facilitates or accelerates the import of any genetically modified plant.
It does not have any implications for the regulation of releases of genetically modified plant varieties.
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For such a highly modified plant, cauliflower has a long history.
Tubers are various types of modified plant structures that are enlarged to store nutrients.
Genetically modified plant seeds are also an important, growing area.
Successful trials with existing modified plant showed that large scale reclamation of useful products from used tyres was possible.
A strain is a designated group of offspring that are descended from a modified plant produced by conventional breeding by biotechnological means or result from genetic mutation.
Also, the introduction of genetically modified plants and animals is of concern.
Genetically modified plants are a good answer to the problem of not enough crops to go around.
They claim not to regulate the genetically modified plants, but the pesticides produced by the plants or properties that change the usage of applied pesticides.
Advocates claimed that the technology restricted the introduction of genetically modified plants into nature by causing second generation seeds to be sterile.
Some scientists therefore argue that plants produced by classical breeding methods should undergo the same safety testing regime as genetically modified plants.
Genetically modified plants have also been used for bioremediation of contaminated soils.
The debate encompasses the ecological impact of genetically modified plants, the safety of genetically modified food and concepts used for safety evaluation like substantial equivalence.
People opposed to these modified plants often claim that they are not safe for the environment or for human consumption.
Genetically modified plants can be implemented to slow down the effects of the abiotic stressors.
Through education and development of modified plants, these statistics can be reduced and agricultural land can become more productive.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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