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Modern agriculture may face tremendous challenges in the 21st century to produce sufficient food to keep pace with the growing world population. Limitations to food production include diminishing arable land and water, compounded by deforestation and an increase in the number of chemicals banned from agricultural practice. To increase crop productivity, plant scientists have devoted much effort to searching for new varieties resistant to pests and/or adverse environments.
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(2007). Coffee. In: Pua, EC., Davey, M. (eds) Transgenic Crops V. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 60. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49161-3_20
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