Part 119 (1/2)

544 both greater yields and greater resistance to the effects of drought

Personal conversation with author.

545 offer the promise of increased yields during dry periods

Union of Concerned Scientists, ”High and Dry,” May 2012, plicated ways

”Why King Corn Wasn't Ready for the Drought,” Wired, August 9, 2012.

548 ”limited at best”

Union of Concerned Scientists, ”High and Dry.”

549 introduction of genes that enhance the nutrient value

Fernandez-Cornejo and Caswell, ”The First Decade of Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States.”

550 higher protein content in corn (maize) that is used primarily for livestock

Calestous Juma, The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa (New York: Oxford University Press, 2011).

551 new strain of rice that produces extra vitamin A

Juma, ”Agricultural Biotechnology: Benefits, Opportunities and Leaders.h.i.+p.”

552 enhance the resistance of plants to particular fungi and viruses

Pamela C. Ronald and James E. McWilliams, ”Genetically Engineered Distortions,” New York Times, May 14, 2010.

553 The third wave of GM crops