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Economic, social, and political forces determine which new technologies are utilized. Commercial incentives and environmental standards are the driving forces underlying the development and application of biotechnology. Agricultural biotechnology’s customer, the farmer, is a price- and risk-sensitive consumer. Inexpensive, proven technologies that demand little or no change in agronomic practices are, under ordinary conditions, preferred by farmers. Growers are reluctant to increase the portion of their costs devoted to planting materials at the beginning of the growing season. Presently, biotechnology is neither an inexpensive nor a proven method for increased crop production, and its application may alter agronomic techniques. Until proven otherwise, the case can be made that the added value created by many biotechnological manipulations may not be adequately reimbursed by the market.
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Fahey, J.W., Dimock, M.B., Tomasino, S.F., Taylor, J.M., Carlson, P.S. (1991). Genetically Engineered Endophytes as Biocontrol Agents: A Case Study from Industry. In: Andrews, J.H., Hirano, S.S. (eds) Microbial Ecology of Leaves. Brock/Springer Series in Contemporary Bioscience. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3168-4_20
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