Evaluation of Imported Transgenic Planting Material: Emerging National Scenario

Abstract

Advances in technologies enabling transfer of foreign gene in plants have overcome several barriers to crop improvement. These technologies offer immense benefits in terms of increased yield, better quality and resistance to biotic and abiotic factors. The transgenic crops can minimize crop damage through disease and pest-resistant varieties, reduce the use of chemicals and enhance stress tolerance in crops, thereby permitting economically productive farming on hitherto unproductive lands.