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Crop plant modification through both breeding and genetic engineering have the potential for both improving human welfare and causing problems for people as well as the environment.
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The hybrid had germinated poorly in 1935, and subsequently yielded less than expected.
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Wiersma, J., Stuthman, D., Fan, D., Duvick, D., Konde, V. (2010). Land: Hybrid Corn. In: Comstock, G.L. (eds) Life Science Ethics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8792-8_16
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