Transgenic seeds increase corn yield by 40%!

Introduction: as one of the world's largest biotechnology companies, Karen L Lema conducted field experiments on Bt corn in six places in the Philippines in November 2001 Last week, Monsanto (Philippines) said at a press conference that, according to field experiments, the per unit yield of corn planted with genetically modified seeds increased by 40% on average compared with traditional corn seeds and hybrid corn seeds Bt maize is used in the field experiment After gene transformation, it can resist the Asian corn borer (ACB), the most headache of corn industry Arnold B Estrada, product promotion manager of Monsanto Philippines, said that in terms of the ability to resist corn borers, the performance of Bt corn sown in rainy season is different from that of traditional corn! He mentioned that compared with dry season, the chance of infection with corn borer is much greater in rainy season During the whole testing period, Bt maize in the experimental field was damaged by corn borer at zero level The quality of corn ears harvested was also better Mr Estrada added that BT ears were also less susceptible to fungal infection than conventional maize ears According to Estrada, Monsanto is preparing to conduct field experiments in the dry season, which is expected to start this month He said the company was still waiting for the government to pass regulations on commercial marketing of genetically modified organisms before it began marketing Bt corn If the average farm price of 6 pesos per kilogram of corn is calculated, the average per unit yield of corn is increased by 40%, which means that farmers have an additional income of 12000 pesos per hectare In addition, the use of genetically modified corn can greatly reduce or even completely eliminate the cost of spraying traditional pesticides Farmers usually spray granular insecticides during the planting season The cost of each spray is 1000 pesos per hectare, with no labor cost of 150 pesos (author:) share to feed Weibo share to: