To what the crops engineered for glyphosate are tolerant?

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A: Germs need certain conditions in order to grow, and these conditions are not unique to all bacteria.…

Q: Why does Bt maize have less fumonisin than non-GMmaize?

A: Genetic engineering is defined as the direct manipulation of an organism’s genes including heritable…

Q: What is meant by legumes, and similar plants, “fixing “ nitrogen in soil?

A: Leguminous plants  Plants which fix atmospheric nitrogen to the soil. These plants belong to the…

Q: Why are plant produced by this techniques called somaclones?

A: The technique that is used for the production of somaclones is micro propagation. It is a technique…

Q: Why do some microorganisms characteristically form growth of the pellicle type?

A: Several types of microorganisms undergo several patterns of growth when they are cultured in a…

Q: In phytochemical determination of natural products, one of the tests involve determination of…

A: Phytochemicals are chemical compounds produced by plants via primary or secondary metabolism, which…

Q: What biochemical components of plants favor the formation offossils?

A: Answer: Introduction: Fossils are produced in many diverse ways, but that are widely produced at the…

Q: Justify the use of metalaxyl to treat maize seeds and its influence on the growth and appearance of…

A: In downy mildews chlorotic streaks or yellow coloured stripes appear on the leaf. White fungus…

Q: Why is pH important in plant nutrition?

A: INTRODUCTION pH is the measure of acidity or alkalinity of a solution or a substance. It measure the…

Q: What are the advantages of herbicide resistant crops?

A: Genetically modified organisms and crops contain DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) which has been modified…

Q: which form of (N) is most readily avalable for Plant uPtake? is Nbs-N or NA4 ? in which Condition…

A: The form of nitrogen (N) that is most readily available for plant uptake is Nitrate (NO3-N). Plants…

Q: State some characteristics of Bt cotton.

A: A genetically engineered organism is the result of recombinant DNA technology that involves the…

Q: What is the difference between a sugar carrier and a sugar co-transporter?

A: Sucrose and its derivatives shows the transport varieties of photosynthetically assimilated carbon…

Q: Why do you think plants are such a goodsource of drugs for human use? Whatadvantage does this give…

A: Plant drug - Human use:               Plants serves as a good raw source for medicinal drug…

Q: For which variety of indian rice,the patent was filed by a USA company?

A: Biopiracy refers to the manipulation of intellectual property rights laws by corporations to gain…

Q: What are the differnces between primary and secondary metabolises and how do some plants recognize…

A: Metabolites are the products formed from metabolic activities. Metabolites can be primary and…

Q: EXPLAIN Anthocyanidins that found in strawberry

A: Strawberry is a fruit belonging to the family Rosaceae. The fruit is famous for its aroma and…

Q: A BS-tsts corn plant is

A: monoecious- A plant which contains both male and female flower.

Q: What is the main objective of production of herbicide resistant GM crops?

A: Genetically-modified (GM) herbicide-resistant crops have been growing since 1995 for commercial use.

Q: Are genetically modiied crops organic?

A: Genes are the unit of heredity. Any change in the structure of the gene will result in a change in…

Q: What are glyphosate resistant crops?

A: Glyphosate is an ingredient of an herbicide called Roundup. The herbicide is not affective against…

Q: What are indianhybrid crops?

A: mixing two plant varieties by using their desirable qualities such as high yield, disease…

Q: What are the disadvantages of herbicide resistant crops?

A: Herbicides are also known as weed killers and are used to destroy unwanted plants in fields.

Q: What is the role of phosphorus  in cell metabolism and function at whole plant level?

A: Phosphorus is an essential macronutrient and is present in detectable quantities in plants (1-10 mg…

Q: How does Bt toxin protect the corn plant against the corn borer?

A: Bt toxin has been widely used as a biological insecticide against lepidopteran insect larvae…

Q: Which of the following accessory pigments is the first e- acceptor? A. ferredoxin B. pheophytin…

A: Photosystems are light-harvesting complexes found within chloroplasts. Their primary function is to…

Q: What are ‘Bt crops’? What potential risks are associated with this technology?

A: Bt crops are transgenic crops that produce the same toxin as the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis in…

Q: what is the significance of las+/rhl- being produced in romaine lettuce by psuedomonas aaeruginosa?

A: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram negative, rod shaped, strict aerobic bacteria and unipolar…

Q: What is the goal of the study of antifungal activity of red dragon peel? Express it in if and then…

A: Antifungal   Antifungal is a compound that is used to prevent and cure fungal infection.

Q: What are the advantages and disadvanatges of using garlic as insect repellant in plants?

A: Garlic is being used as an effective pest repellant in various agricultural activities. Due to its…

Q: What are phenolics? What are the importance and uses of phenolics in plants? Discuss briefly the…

A: A phenolic is a chemical compound, which is characterized by the presence of aromatic ring structure…

Q: you have isolated a Bacillus species and would like to test its plant growth promoting abilities.…

A: Bacillus is a genus of bacteria which includes gram-positive, spore forming, rod shaped aerobic or…

Q: Of Alcaligenes faecalis and Citrobacter freundii, which produce caseinase, or do both?

A: Alcaligenes faecalis and Citrobacter freundii are gram-negative bacteria. Caseinase is a proteolytic…

Q: By what the translocation in phloem is achieved?

A: The short distance transport occurs through diffusion, cytoplasmic streaming and active transport…

Q: How does genetic modification that creates BT corn plants result in pest (eg. corn borer)…

A: Answer: BT CORN = It is the genetically modified corn organism whose DNA has been modified by gene…

Q: What is the Solubility Properties of Annatto Seeds?

A: Annatto seeds are derived from Bixa orellano tree,native to tropical regions.Annatto seeds are used…

Q: What enzyme does Penicillin G inhibit

A: Introduction :- Penicillin G benzathine is a kind of penicillin that is used to treat a wide range…

Q: What enzyme is induced by St. John’s wort and is respon- sible for prescription drug interactions…

A: Hypericum perforatum also called St. John's wort, a flowering plant that is a member of the…

Q: What part of the source plant is used to make Aloe?

A: Aloe vera has several health benefits such as healing of wound, treatment of burns, minimizing the…

Q: Aside from corn maize, what are the possible plant sources to extract phytoglycogen? Provide as many…

A: INTRODUCTION Phytoglycogen This is a type of glycogen that is extracted  from plants. This is…

Q: Why this is difficult to control weed? Propose an environmentally friendly strategies for effective…

A: Sometimes undesirable plants grow along with the crop and can destroy them by absorbing all the…

Q: What causes curing of tea leaves?

A: Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared from the over cured or fresh leaves of the Camellia…

Q: What is Golden Rice 2, and how was it created?

A: Golden Rice 2 was genetically engineered to offer a component that white rice lacks: beta-carotene,…

Q: Why was water added to plant 6 instead of mannitol in the controlexperiment? What do the results of…

A: A control experiment is an experiment which is designed to check the results of other experiments by…

Q: What are plant phenolics? What are their biological functions as secondary metabolites?

A: Phenolics are phytochemicals found in most plant tissues and they are called secondary metabolites.

Q: What are the main causes of symptoms at Conifer Corporation?

A: Conifer corporation is encountering a couple of symptoms inside the packaging department. Packaging…