Transgenic plants and their impact on the agricultural yield

Abstract

Despite the positive and negative opinions about transgenic plants, the cultivation of transgenic plants is increasing day by day. A significant portion is for plant health. One of the goals of working with transgenic plants is to reduce herbicides and achieve higher yields with transgenic plants. Thanks to the genes transferred to the plants by applying recombinant DNA technology, product loss has decreased and it has been observed that herbicide resistance has decreased. Despite the criticism against the genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their utilization, biotechnological approaches for transgenic plants are promising solutions to increase the agricultural yield and enable food security.