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Genetic engineering will become a key technology in the future. New breeding methods aided by recombinant DNA technique will provide a significant potential for the realisation and improvement of important agricultural products. Modern biotechnology not only offers unprecedented opportunities for studying and understanding biological principles and processes, but it also makes available a library of powerful tools, which complement the methods of traditional technologies. The first transgenic crop varieties are now entering the marketplace and first significant changes in conventional agricultural production are becoming apparent.
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Schulte, E. (1999). From risk assessment to a more comprehensive technology evaluation — contribution of modern plant breeding to sustainable agriculture. In: Ammann, K., Jacot, Y., Kjellsson, G., Simonsen, V. (eds) Methods for Risk Assessment of Transgenic Plants. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8700-7_24
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