An international initiative is developing a scientifically rigorous approach to evaluate the
potential risks to nontarget arthropods (NTAs) posed by insect-resistant, genetically modified …

Plant-based foods offer an array of nutrients that are essential for human nutrition and
promote good health. However, the major staple crops of the world are often deficient in …

About half of the world population suffers from the malnutrition of iron, zinc, calcium, iodine
and selenium. Most of the major staple crops of the world, such as rice, wheat, cassava …

Although host plant resistance has long been an important insect management tactic, its
wide-spread use has been constrained by the limited availability of elite cultivars possessing …

Problem formulation is the first step in environmental risk assessment (ERA) where policy
goals, scope, assessment endpoints, and methodology are distilled to an explicitly stated …

Commercial potential of biotechnology is immense since the scope of its activity covers the
entire spectrum of human life. The most potent biotechnological approach is the transfer of …

The main environmental concerns about genetically modified (GM) crops are the potential
weediness or invasiveness in the crop itself or in its wild or weedy relatives as a result of …

Brassicas are among the most widely grown and important crops worldwide. Phosphorus (P)
is a key mineral element in the growth of all plants and is largely supplied as inorganic rock …

In keeping with the directive in Executive Order 13874 (Modernizing the Regulatory
Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products) to adopt regulatory approaches that are …

Inorganic cations play decisive roles in many cellular and physiological processes and are
essential components of plant nutrition. Therefore, the uptake of cations and their …