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 special feature Pharm and Industrial Crops: The Next Wave of Agricultural Biotechnology |
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WHICH CROPS ARE BEING USED? Corn is by far the most popular pharm and industrial crop. Since the early 90's, the US Department of Agriculture has allowed more than 200 field trials of pharm and industrial crops. In nearly three quarters of these tests, corn has been the crop of choice. Other crops tested include tomato, rice, barley, alfalfa, sugarcane, soybean, potato, lettuce, lupine, tobacco, and rapeseed (canola). Significantly, most of these plants are food crops, many are feed crops, and all of them can be ingested in some way. next sectionback to the first page |
