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Genetically Modified Crops For Pest Control: Are They Essential Components
For Ipmý ýý ýý
Khaled M. Makkouk ýý
Al-Manar University, P.O. Box 676,
Tripoli, Lebanon ýý
E-mail: kmakkouk@almanar-university.com
Abstract
The use of biotechnology in plant protection is a very old practice, which
ýinclude the use of disease-free planting material, microbiological pesticides
and a ývariety of diagnostic techniques proved to be very useful for improved
ýidentification and monitoring of pest populations and pesticide residues. The
most ýrecent, but controversial biotechnological tool, is the use of genetically
engineered ýplants with increased plant resistance to pests. Such new approach
brought forward ýnew varieties transformed with genes which confer insect
resistance, tolerance to ýherbicides or resistance to virus multiplication. It
is evident that there are risks and ýbenefits associated with this new approach,
and a summary of those will be ýpresented and discussed. Recent findings suggest
that unilateral control strategies, ýincluding GMOs, are unlikely to
provide sustainable solutions to pest ýproblems. However, GMOs can
selectively be components, and only ýwhen necessary, in IPM options applied by
farmers.ý
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