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Genetically Modified Crops

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When man evolved from a hunter gatherer they began to grow crops for food. They found that selection of crops improved the quality and yield of foods for food production. The selection of seeds led to the evolution of new crops that are more productive and nutritious crops.

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  1. The Hershey Company Technical Center, Hershey, PA, USA

    W. Jeffrey Hurst

  2. Louisiana State University, Lakewood Ranch, FL, USA

    John W. Finley

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Hurst, W.J., Finley, J.W. (2018). Genetically Modified Crops. In: Principles of Food Chemistry. Food Science Text Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63607-8_14

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